disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
picking; collecting; harvesting
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to be torn off; to come off
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
different planet; another planet
dullard; indecisive person
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to make one's own; to take possession of
long (time that has passed); old (story)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
technological development
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to get angry; to lose one's temper