to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
enterprise; business; company; corporation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
karoshi; death from overwork
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
corporate drone; corporate slave
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
woman; female; feminine gender
feeling; sense; impression
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
having said that; on the other hand
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash