just because; even if; even though
and; thereupon; because of that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
reality; actuality; hard fact
to pick up; to find; to gather
management; administration; operation
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
company president; manager; director
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to say; to tell; to state; to do
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
time; season; period; phase; stage
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
considerably; fairly; quite
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
factory; plant; mill; workshop
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
just a minute; small quantity
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be able to manage somehow or another
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be needed; to be wanted
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten