management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
decision; determination; resolution
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
second day of the month; two days
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
expressing one's mind; speaking out
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
it's been a long time; long time no see
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
orange pekoe (grade of black tea)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
in perfect form; going swimmingly
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man