karoshi; death from overwork
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
please (give me); please (do for me)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
company; corporation; workplace
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
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.)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
business results; business performance
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst