to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cancellation of a contract
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
book; volume; this; present; main; head
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
headquarters; head office; main office
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
considerably; fairly; quite
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into