strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
use; utilization; utilisation; application
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
as (for); for; in the capacity of
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
electricity; (electric) light
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
company director; board member
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
settlement; conclusion; summary
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
receiving; acceptance; reception
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
reprisals; retaliatory measures
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
there being no use in arguing (about it)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
evening; night; nighttime
last position; previous job; predecessor
because of; owing to; due to
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually