to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
on the way home from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; mistake; blunder
to fight each other; to clash
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)