to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
joining a company as a mid-career hire
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
other companies in the same business; rival firms
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float