Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
just because; even if; even though
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
first match (in a series)
complete victory; total victory
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
violent explosion; bursting
(architectural) perspective drawing; perspective view; perspective
branch office; branch store
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
branch manager; manager of a branch office
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; HSBC
one thin flat object; one sheet
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
transactions; dealings; business