this occasion; at this time; now
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
progress; advance; improvement; development
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to support each other; to support one another
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
due form; official; formality
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
breaking off; snapping off
to find out; to discover; to locate
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination