company president; manager; director
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
female company president; female CEO
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
interest; rights; concession
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
armed forces; military; troops
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
clearing one's throat; cough
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle