approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
secret; private; surreptitious
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
planning; project; plan; design
every year; yearly; annually
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
small fraction; small proportion
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
understood; I see; OK; present; here
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
all present; all concerned; all of us
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
earnings from a part-time job
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
intelligence or information network
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
business hours; opening hours; office hours
after the end (of something); post-
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
young person; inexperienced person; novice
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
pleased to make your acquaintance