on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
another company; other company
in comparison to; rather than
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
factory; plant; mill; workshop
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
form; shape; figure; visage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed