prospective client; sales lead
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
ago; since; before; previous
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no matter how much time passes
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
company president; manager; director
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
superior; excellent; fine
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
how; in what way; how about
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
individual; private person; personal; private
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
transactions; dealings; business
go that far; to that extent
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)