liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
Champagne tower; Champagne pyramid
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
publicity or advertising expenses
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
half-term; half-time; half period
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
(private) investigation company; research agency
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
business office; place of business
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
concealment; suppression; hiding
south entrance; south exit
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
obstruction of business; interference with business
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
guess; speculation; supposition
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
big leakage; uncontained leak
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
10,000,000,000; ten billion
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
standing firm; holding out
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell