number two; second in command
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
economy of scale; cost saving or benefit from having a larger scale (e.g. of production)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
observation; survey; watching
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
imploring with tears in one's eyes
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
plural; multiple; several
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
after the end (of something); post-
voyage; passage; travelling
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively