one way or the other; either way
questions and answers; dialogue
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
organizational theory; organization theory
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
commencing with; including
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
appeasement; placation; propitiation
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
being left out; being ostracized
productive; constructive; meaningful
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
nine parts; nine percent; almost
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to make sense; to be meaningful