since when; from when; how long
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
proposal; proposition; suggestion
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
by means of; due to; because of; according to
company president; manager; director
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
decrease; reduction; decline
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
three; three years of age
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
introducing (a bill); presentation; departure on a journey
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about