if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
making practical; making useful; implementing
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
drink money; drinking money
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
brown envelope; manila envelope
chit; sales slip; voucher
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
exchanging business cards
foreign capital group; foreign company
company name; corporate name