stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
online news; netnews; Usenet
control; management; supervision
role of a company president
global scale; worldwide scale
direct mail; direct message
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to spend time (on doing something)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
system; organization; organisation; architecture
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
personal grudge; personal enmity
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
recovery; undoing; recall
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge