to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
every year; yearly; annually
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
company president; manager; director
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
scandal; deplorable event
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to bring; to take; to bring about
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
that is to say; so that means
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
society; the world; the times
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle