(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
(the) executive; administration; leadership
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
absence; disregard; indifference
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
to abandon; to leave behind
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
(not) a single person; (no) one
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to hide; to conceal oneself
to be at a loss for words
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
smallish; on the small side
unspecified large number (of people)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
separation; farewell; parting
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)