corporate structure; company structure
speculative buying; buying long; buying on margin
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
room occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
networking; making contacts
motor home camping; caravanning
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
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to recover; to rally; to pick up
stakeholder; stakeholders
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
solemnly; respectfully; reverently; quietly; softly; silently
to consent to; to assent to
eyes slanted upward; rising tendency
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
real estate world; property market
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
bar which also provides meals
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
role of a company president
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
skilled worker; skilled labour
cost-cutting; cost reduction
rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum