contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(United States of) America; USA; US
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
preference; priority; precedence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
how dare ...; how could ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by