neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be dispersed; to get separated
separate; scattered; apart
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
busy; having no (free) time
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
general meeting of stockholders
articles of incorporation; company statute
review; reconsideration; revision
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
like this; this sort; this way
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
attendance; presence; appearance
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
to concern; to be related
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
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
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
resolution; decision; vote
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
rejection; negation; voting down
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage