to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
growth rate; coefficient of extension
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
enterprise; business; company; corporation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in comparison to; rather than
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
lifetime employment; permanent employment
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor