business discussion; negotiation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
certain; definite; clear; credible
present continuous tense; present progressive form
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to put on airs; to assume importance
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
gross; disgusting; sickening
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
digression; many divergences
essential oil; volatile oil; refined oil
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
license fee; licensing fee
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
nice; likeable; desirable
business ability; business acumen
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to have an idea; to have a clue
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
suddenly; all of a sudden