abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
description of services offered; service content
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
lump-sum purchase; bulk purchase; group purchase
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
branch manager; manager of a branch office
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
investment; contribution; financing
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
practical model; utility model; new design for practical use
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
intelligence or information network
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
the same rank; equality; apposition
romper room; children's play room
hello; good day; good afternoon
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
donation; presentation; gift
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry