ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
hiking route (up a mountain); climbing route
prime of one's working life
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
gatekeeper (in suicide prevention); person who prevents others from committing suicide (by noticing they are depressed and talking to them about it, etc.); gatekeeper (in media, networking, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
baton (of command); order; command; direction
hegemonic stability theory
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
in the end; on top of that
small; fine; detailed; stingy
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
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
to cultivate a better understanding
powerful person; influential person
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)