in the face of intimidation	.
plan ahead [for sth]	.
give up	.
let me get this straight	.
III Conditional	.
heading	.
feasibility	.
draft	.
error	.
layout	.
register	.
e.g.	.
review	.
outline	.
characteristics	.
attain objectives	.
confer with sb	.
arrive at a settlement	.
skill	.
outsource	.
tender	.
competitive	.
capital-intensive	.
literally	.
waste-disposal	.
go far beyond	.
considerably	.
over the past decade	.
in the early days	.
facilities	.
community	.
pour [money]	.
put up the money	.
in exchange	.
pay rent	.
service charges	.
ownership	.
assets	.
bonus	.
efficient	.
end up -ing	.
claim	.
mainenance	.
recent	.
cost overrun	.
what’s your take on this	.
run-down	.
dated	.
packaging	.
switch to [another product]	.
delivery terms conditions]	.
demand for sth	.
at no additional cost	.
company policy	.
drive a hard bargain	.
appreciate [=are grateful]	.
use first-name terms	.
address sb	.
background [information]	.
it doesn’t concern us	.
EU regulations	.
opt for	.
venture	.
interest rate	.
guarantee	.
take out an insurance policy	.
rate of return	.
treasury	.
put the contract out to competitive tender	.
construction company	.
track record [in sth]	.
apart from -ing	.
meet the cost	.
contractor	.
risk allocation	.
keep projects on schedule	.
discuss sth over lunch	.
shall we do it	.