to give the stamp of approval
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
financial statement; statement of accounts
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
business world; business circles; (the) industry
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
upward adjustment; upward revision
schedule; program; programme; agenda
secondary; of secondary importance
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to lay aside; to set aside
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
pressure; oppression; suppression
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to mistake (A for B); to misread
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge