meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
severe acute respiratory syndrome; SARS
trip abroad; overseas travel
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
information technology; IT
service industry; service sector
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
as (for); for; in the capacity of
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
training (esp. in-service); induction course
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
joining a company as a mid-career hire
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)