personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
participation; joining; entry; adherence
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
by all means; by all costs
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that's true; of course; obviously
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
time; hour; period; class
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just because; even if; even though
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to refer to; to use as reference
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to have meaning; to be meaningful