management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
settlement; solution; resolution
future; possible; potential; prospective
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
study; diligence; discount; reduction
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quality (of a product or a service)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
versatility; multiplicity of use
novel; original; new; innovative
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
diversion; putting something to another use
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
this and that; one thing or another
in perfect form; going swimmingly
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be silent; to say nothing
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?