to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
company; corporation; workplace
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
appointed time; timetable; schedule
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
attendance; presence; appearance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
hard struggle; strenuous effort
the last moment; the very end
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to rank next to; to come after
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee