after this;  henceforth;  henceforward;  from now on
 meeting;  assembly;  party;  society;  association;  club
 knob;  handle;  snack (to have with a drink);  side dish;  a pinch (e.g. of salt);  (file) handle
 merrymaking;  high jinks;  drunken revelry;  spree
 exhausting work;  hard work;  severe duty
 company employee;  member of a corporation;  company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
 occasionally;  once in a while;  now and then;  rarely;  seldom
 to be absent;  to take a day off;  to rest;  to have a break;  to go to bed;  to (lie down to) sleep
 snugly;  neatly;  compactly;  cosily
 conference room;  council room
 management;  (executive) staff;  leaders;  leadership;  top brass;  upper echelons
 chair;  stool;  post;  office;  position
 to sit;  to squat;  to assume (a position);  to hold steady;  to hold still
 appreciation;  thanks;  gratitude
 to speak to;  to give a (something) talk to;  to speak words of (something)
 so to speak;  so to call it;  as it were
 joint together;  opposite;  facing
 matter (to discuss);  item (on the agenda);  issue;  (court) case
 being in charge (of an area of responsibility);  being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
 fixed interval;  fixed period
 checking answers (e.g. to homework problems);  verifying one's answers
 sense;  sensation;  feeling;  intuition
 interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
 why;  oh;  no!;  quit it!;  stop!
 diligent application (to work or study);  cultivating one's character by studying hard;  mutual encouragement (to improve);  working hard together;  friendly rivalry
 boss;  leader;  head;  boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
 nasty;  mean;  heartless;  inconsiderate;  selfish
 plan;  scheme;  (payment) plan;  package;  deal
 change;  modification;  alteration;  revision;  amendment
 end;  tip;  end (of the year, month, etc.);  close;  youngest child;  descendants;  offspring
 there's no (other) way;  cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  it's no use (doing);  pointless;  hopeless (person)
 to spring;  to bound;  to be stimulated;  to be encouraged;  to pay handsomely;  to splurge