education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to perceive; to understand
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to make a speech; to address
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to prevent; to take precautions
second grade; second class; secondary
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
sales; selling; marketing
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
avoiding or dodging responsibility
end; tip; extremities; terminal
trouble; bother; annoyance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
air transport; air lift; airlift
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)