employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
to think too much; to be over-concerned
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to wring the neck; to strangle
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
ministries and government offices; the authorities
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
case worker; case officer
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
pistol; handgun; revolver
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
thrust; driving force; propulsion
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
attenuation; damping; decay
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to be profitable; to yield a profit
factory manager; works manager
review; reconsideration; revision
component; part; material; member
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
government office; agency; board
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made