to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
company director; board member
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
cut; reduction; curtailment
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be silent; to say nothing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to attempt; to test; to try out
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to repeat; to be frequent
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
way (of doing); manner; method; means
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank