company; corporation; workplace
company president; manager; director
regular customer; valued client
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(your, his, her) daughter
otherwise; or else; if not
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
neat and clean; tidy; trim
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
the West; the Occident; Western countries
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
bright green; chartreuse green
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
(plain) hot water; boiled water
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
older sister; lass; young lady
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake