card reader (device); card reader (diviner); cartomancer; reader
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
staff identity card; employee ID card
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
president's office; director's office
to sit down; to take a seat
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
strong-willed; strong of heart
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
inscrutable; incomprehensible
clinging tightly; (hugging) closely; snuggling; sticking
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
superiority; predominance
light-emitting diode; LED
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
chord name; chord symbol; code name
wet nurse; nursing mother
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell