anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
company management; managing a company
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
any more; any further; any better; any longer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
persecution complex; paranoia
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation