today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
company president; manager; director
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
chief; main; principal; major
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately