sizeable	spory
sharp	used to refer to an exact time
intolerant of	not willing to allow or accept something
ASAP	as soon as possible
offensive	rude or insulting
anonymous	made or done by someone unknown
high-end	higher in price and of better quality than most others
how come	(informal) used to ask why something has happened, is true
chummy	(informal) very friendly
illuminating	giving you new information about a subject or making it easier to understand
confidential	secret or private
to downsize	to make a company smaller and more efficient by reducing the number of workers
to bail on sb	(informal) to leave someone when the situation gets difficult
to submit	to give (a document, proposal, piece of writing, etc.) to someone so that it can be considered or
to arise	to begin to occur or to exist
to smack sb	to slap or hit (someone or something) hard
to thrive on sth	to do well in a situation
to come up	to occur in usually a sudden or unexpected way
to steer away from	to keep away from someone or something completely
to subscribe	to pay money to get a publication or service regularly
to coddle	(disapproving) to treat someone with too much care or kindness
to inconvenience	to cause trouble or problems for someone
to indicate	to show something
to poke	to make a hole in something by pushing something sharp or pointed through or into it
to gamble	to risk losing something valuable or important in order to do or achieve something
to bother sb	to cause someone to feel troubled
to pierce	to make a hole in or through something
to groom sb	to prepare someone for a particular job or position
to incorporate	to include something as part of something else
to forfeit	to lose or give up something as a punishment or because of a rule or law