friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
assertion; declaration; affirmation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
about; concerning; related to; -ish
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
fixed date; settlement date
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
telephone call; telephone (device)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol