opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
this one; this way; this method
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
corporation law; company law
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
general meeting of stockholders
proposal; proposition; suggestion
president and chief executive officer
company director; board member
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
departure; leaving; starting; standing
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
resolution; vote; decision
resolution; decision; vote
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
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
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
objection; dissent; protest
necessary documents; important documents