present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
how; in what way; by what means
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
mental; spiritual; emotional
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
having said that; on the other hand
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
and; thereupon; because of that
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups