pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
while; even though; despite
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
so; like this; in this way
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
selection; choice; option
lost article; something forgotten
letter; missive; note; mail
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
resignation (from a position)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
it is not (like that) either
handful; small amount; small number
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
powerful person; influential person
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
is something that; is that which