management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to apologize; to apologise
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die