to emphasize; to attach importance to
forced laugh; forced smile
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
owner (esp. of a business)
attendee; participant; person present
topic of discussion; agenda
attendance; presence; appearance
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
inventor; designer; planner
to make an appeal; to urge
ability; capability; skill
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
conference room; place of assembly
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to give; to do (something) for
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps