small factory in town;  backstreet (small) workshop
 same period;  corresponding period;  same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.);  contemporary;  synchronization;  synchronism
 long (distance, length);  long (time);  protracted;  prolonged
 workforce reduction;  personnel cut
 (corporate) restructuring;  downsizing;  laying off people
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 to memorize;  to memorise;  to learn;  to pick up;  to feel;  to think
 after all;  in the end;  anyway;  (cannot) possibly;  (not) at all;  (not) by any means
 to request;  to beg;  to call;  to order;  to entrust to;  to rely on
 to hold out (e.g. against an attack);  to hang on;  to withstand;  to endure;  to last
 scandal;  deplorable event
 detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.);  discovery;  coming to light;  being uncovered
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...;  also as ...;  also for ...;  also from the position of ...
 to take responsibility (for a fallout);  to accept the blame;  to take the blame
 to resign;  to retire;  to quit;  to leave (one's job, etc.)
 no good;  not serving its purpose;  hopeless;  wasted;  cannot;  must not
 making practical;  making useful;  implementing
 towards (a destination);  for the purpose of;  with the goal of;  targeting (a group, a demographic)
 large (amount of money);  huge;  hefty;  expensive
 natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 injustice;  unfairness;  wrongdoing;  iniquity;  impropriety;  irregularity
 to shut one's eyes;  to ignore;  to pretend not to know;  to die
 imitating;  copying;  mimicry;  behavior;  behaviour;  action
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 model year (of an automobile, etc.)
 baseline design;  preliminary design;  basic design
 so far;  up to now;  hitherto;  that's enough (for today);  it ends here
 record;  minutes;  record (e.g. in sports);  results;  to record;  to document
 et cetera;  etc.;  or something;  the likes of;  for example;  for instance
 all;  entire;  whole;  altogether
 to catch sight of;  to see;  to suppose;  to assume from appearances
 error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.);  operation mistake;  operational error
 to be decided;  to be settled;  to be unchanging;  to be the same (as always);  to be a fixed rule;  to be destined;  to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
 to lend;  to loan;  to rent out;  to hire out
 with my own (two) eyes;  with these very eyes
 but;  however;  provided that
 one;  for one thing;  only;  (not) even;  just (e.g. "just try it");  some kind of;  one type of
 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
 to collect oneself;  to cool off;  to recover oneself