to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
only recently; just of late
industrial area; industrial zone
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
early on; earlier on; from early
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
area; region; district; locality
to anticipate; to foresee
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
business trip; official trip
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
trust; confidence; credence
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)