throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
intimacy; affection; familiarity
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
diverse; various; wide-ranging
company director; board member
be (that) as it may; having said that
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
sign out in front; front (for someone)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
your company; your shrine
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
officer's compensation or remuneration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
presumption; assumption; estimation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
down payment; contract money