strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
conference room; council room
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
almost every day; almost daily
a long time (since the last time)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
face; looks; vestiges; trace
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
pupil; student; schoolchild
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
whispering into a person's ear
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
workforce reduction; personnel cut
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
interested person; volunteer; supporter
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
executives; top management; governing body
group; party; team; squad; section
planning; project; plan; design
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones