small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
workforce reduction; personnel cut
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
scandal; deplorable event
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
making practical; making useful; implementing
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
of course; certainly; naturally
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
all; entire; whole; altogether
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
but; however; provided that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire