it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
man; male; masculine gender
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
business world; business circles; (the) industry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
in this way; thus; such; uh...
you (plural); all of you; you all
to collect; to assemble; to gather
study group; study meeting
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
use; utilization; utilisation; application
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
government; administration