company president; manager; director
telex; teletypewriter exchange
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
Hellmuth; Helmut; Hermuth
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
at once; immediately; right now
absence; disregard; indifference
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
strategy meeting; council of war
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
negotiations; discussions; connection
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental