chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
approval; license; licence; permission
right (to do something); authority; power
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
university town; college town
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
adoration; admiration; devotion
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to employ; to hire; to charter
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to manage something successfully; to be successful
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
money-making; earning money
listening device; bug; wiretap
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
firm; strong; solid; stable
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
the original; original copy; script
alteration; falsification; faking
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
company name; corporate name