now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
as soon as possible; ASAP
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
such; like that; in that way
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to take to task; to take it out on
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after