role of a company president
pleasant feeling; good vibes
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be profitable; to yield a profit
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
in perfect form; going swimmingly
seeing off and meeting on return
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
arrest; apprehension; capture
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
application; request; petition
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
government office building
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
detention; custody; confinement; internment
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
popular will; will of the people
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
trial; judgement; judgment
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
power; authority; jurisdiction
to have a reason; to have an excuse