(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to pick up; to find; to gather
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to come to one's senses; to calm down
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
conviction; belief; confidence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
job separation rate; job turnover
number; number plate; license plate
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel