management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; provided that
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
moron; idiot; stupid person
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
proposal; offer; request; application
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
head; brains; intellect; understanding
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
to run around; to bustle about
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive