this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
how many people; a number of people
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
hard to reach place; remote place
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
business office; place of business
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
business results; business performance
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
new record (in sports, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in