precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
proper; right; reasonable
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
employment (long term); hire
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
employment position or rank
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
lifetime employment; permanent employment
seniority by length of service
two (long cylindrical things)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
work style; way of working
to employ; to hire; to charter
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
communication technology; communications technology
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
labor market; labour market
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be able to manage somehow or another
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to shake; to sway; to waver