internal use; private business
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
financier; business leader
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
critic; reviewer; commentator
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
freely; frankly; without reserve
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
temporary; provisional; interim
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to have a meal; to take a meal
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
main force; brute force; strong-arm
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to stop walking; to pause