Schmit; Schmitt; Shmidt; Szmidt
company president; manager; director
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
repair workshop; garage; repairman
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to take flight; to disappear
development; exploitation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
on business; for business; business purpose
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to summon; to get used to call
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)