one by one; one after another; successively
enterprise; business; company; corporation
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
group; bunch; crowd; group
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
influence; clout; leverage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
time; hour; period; class
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
use; utilization; utilisation; application
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
how; in what way; by what means