(period of) a year; during an era
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
chief; main; principal; major
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
out-sourcing; outsourcing
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
making efficient; optimization
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
cost reduction; cost saving
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
form; shape; figure; visage
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively