reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to use and then throw away
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
for work; in a manner related to work
guess; speculation; supposition
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
that is to say; so that means
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
of course; certainly; naturally
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
going home from work; on the way home from work
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
opposite; reverse; contrary