it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
contract; compact; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
how many years; how long; what year
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all