to talk about work or business during leisure time
在休闲时间谈论工作或生意 (zai xiuxian shijian tanlun gongzuo huo shengyi)
"Even at dinner, they started to talk shop."
"即使在晚餐时,他们也开始谈生意。" (Jishi zai wancan shi, tamen ye kaishi **tan shengyi**.)
to move gently onto something
be careful what you say because someone might be listening
to control people very strictly and harshly
to improve something significantly; to advance to a higher s...
to share personal feelings or problems with someone you trus...
to start talking again after a period of silence