board of directors; board of directors' meeting
number two; second in command
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
company name; name of a company
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
second generation; second; junior
groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
triple jump; hop, step and jump
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
unaccounted; off the books
account book; register; ledger
as soon as possible; ASAP
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to be able to manage somehow or other
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically