director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to not take seriously; to take lightly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
depression; recession; slump
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately