discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
go that far; to that extent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
all sorts of; all kinds of
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
industrialization; industrialisation; commercialization