minimum; lowest; minimal; least
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
cooperation; collaboration
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
second division; secondary division
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
fax; facsimile; fax machine
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
usually; under usual circumstances
in the future; another day; later
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)