general manager; director-general
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
breath; breathing; tone; mood
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
family; relatives; dependents; household
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
commencing with; including
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
that's the way it is; such is life
minimum; at the very least
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
business; trade; operations; sales
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
business discussion; negotiation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
much less; to say nothing of
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
looking depressed; long face
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight