first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
branch manager; manager of a branch office
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
your company; your shrine
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
changing completely; transformation
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
pardon me for leaving (first)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
accounting; administration (of money)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
white stone; white (go pieces)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
as you see; as you can see
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
(together) with; -wide; including
bribe; sweetener; douceur