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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

trouble; bother; annoyance

3

apology

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

4

thorough; exhaustive; complete

3

know-how

1

childcare leave; maternity leave

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

manager; proprietor

5

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

management base; business foundation

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

5

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

nature; Mother Nature

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

misunderstanding

3

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

4

equipment

1

departure

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

4

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

4

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

3

distance; range

2

rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

always; constantly

3

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

partner

5

sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

2

mere; only a ...

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

8

rule

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

2

opposite side; opposition

2