to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
operating officer; company executive
small number; few; minority
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
parts; accessories; components
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
subcontractor; subcontracting company
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to have an eye on; to zero in on
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
manipulation of information; spin
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
back country; remote countryside
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
small hill; low hill; hillock
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances