no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
in person; personally; directly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
president's office; director's office
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
just a minute; small quantity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
corporate headquarters; (company) group
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to order; to command; to appoint
to recall; to remember; to recollect
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
correction; rectification; mending; repair
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
since when; from when; how long
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
right (to do something); authority; power
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary