to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
business; trade; operations; sales
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to detain; to check; to restrain
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
not understanding; not knowing
to knock down; to knock off
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
great hurry; great haste; rush
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to spend time (on doing something)
verbal message; word (from someone)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
safety; welfare; well-being
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
means of transportation; transport service
now that; since; as long as; provided that
rampancy; prevalence; domination
dominion; territory; possession