in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
establishment (of a business); founding
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(period of) a year; during an era
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
while; during; while; although; all; both
chaotic (irresponsible) management of a company
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
wasteful person; spendthrift
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
same; similar; (just) like; equal
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
monolith; large slab of rock
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
foreign capital group; foreign company