this time;  now;  next time;  another time;  recently;  lately
 personnel affairs;  human affairs;  human resources;  HR
 same period;  corresponding period;  same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.);  contemporary;  synchronization;  synchronism
 how many people;  a number of people
 to pass (a car);  to overtake;  to surpass;  to outstrip;  to outdistance
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 a little;  a bit;  just a minute;  for a moment;  somewhat;  rather;  (not) easily
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 far and away the best;  the very best;  cream of the crop;  crème de la crème;  decisive lead;  commanding lead
 top;  top position;  senior management;  senior bureaucrat
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 as is;  as it is;  as things are;  like this;  this way;  at this rate
 somewhere;  anywhere;  in some respects
 hard to reach place;  remote place
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 business office;  place of business
 to let fly;  to make fly;  to skip over;  to leave out;  to run fast;  to drive fast;  to spray
 to be unable to;  to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do;  to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously;  to contain (or combine) two or more features;  to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.);  to do alongside
 you must be kidding;  hey, come on!;  surely not!
 seems;  I think;  I guess;  don't you agree?;  I thought you'd say that!
 business results;  business performance
 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 question (e.g. on a test);  problem;  problem (e.g. societal, political);  question;  question (i.e. doubt);  public discussion
 white sandbar;  white sandbank;  area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles;  gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.)  court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
 amount sold;  sales;  proceeds;  takings;  turnover
 zero;  0;  nought;  nothing;  zilch
 new record (in sports, etc.)
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 as it is;  as one likes;  because;  condition;  state
 to turn;  to rotate;  to pass around;  to send around;  to move (someone or something to where its needed);  to send;  to turn (to a new use)
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 such;  that sort of;  that kind of;  no way!;  never!
 simple;  easy;  uncomplicated;  brief;  quick;  light
 and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 to ferry across (e.g. a river);  to carry across;  to lay across;  to build across;  to hand over;  to hand in