around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
negotiations; discussions; connection
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
final program (programme, plan)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
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
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
wherein; therein; thereinto
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself