large company; large enterprise; large corporation
under control (e.g. of territory)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
going to and fro; back and forth
superstition; superstitious belief
management; administration; operation
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
naturalization; naturalisation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one's possessions; ownership
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
superb view; picturesque scenery
to face on; to look out on to
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
demesne; estate; private land; private property
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to pick a fight; to find fault
recovery; rescue; recapture
capable of anything; liable to do
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity