M&A; mergers and acquisitions
in one's hands; in one's control
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
main; principal; chief; primary; major
president's office; director's office
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
making practical; making useful; implementing
social; societal; societary
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
legislation; development of laws
to become rampant; to be rife
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in