employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item
to recover; to rally; to pick up
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
eyes slanted upward; rising tendency
corporate headquarters; (company) group
without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this
excess personnel; redundant staff
street-level store; shop facing the street
special selection; finest pick; top pick
regular employment; typical employment
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
role of a company president
skilled worker; skilled labour
cost-cutting; cost reduction
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
moving into the black; becoming profitable
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
other companies in the same business; rival firms
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
consultation; consulting; consul
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
fighting against an illness
ex-husband; former husband
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation