regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tool; implement; means; furniture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
job separation rate; job turnover
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
karoshi; death from overwork
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
concealment; suppression; hiding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be found; to be discovered
like this; this sort; this way
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to