that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
control; management; supervision
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
how long; how much; to what extent
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
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...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
president and chief executive officer
how; in what way; how about
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead