embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
at once; there and then; immediately
interest; rights; concession
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
a little bit; a little while
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
had better ...; had better not ...
idealization; idealisation
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
source, cause of an accident
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
unseasonable; out-of-season
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
ethnic food (esp. Asian, African, etc.)
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
favourite motto; pet saying
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
sales promotion; hard selling
to run a shop; to have a shop
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
major cleanup; spring cleaning
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)