back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
financial world; business circles
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
business world; business circles; (the) industry
commercial and industrial men
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
beginning (of a century, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(mutual) interaction; reciprocal action; interplay
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to look forward to something
general; overall; across-the-board
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
interior of a forest or wood
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
nothing but; none other than
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
island in a pond or river
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
company president; manager; director
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination