friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
family-oriented; familial
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
one's place of appointment; one's post
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
Association of Southeast Asian Nations; ASEAN
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
launching out (e.g. into a career); embarking upon (something); doing with great ambition
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam); Saigon
American imperialism; American Empire
around the world; throughout the world
big-name brand; brand-name goods
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
talk; story; conversation