work; business; company; study
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
business; trade; operations; sales
permission; approval; authorization; license
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
Thanksgiving (Day); customer appreciation event; thank you (for your patronage) sales campaign
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
accounting; administration (of money)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mental anguish; mental distress
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
power harassment; harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
if it is (the case that ...)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
by myself; in person; by oneself
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing