as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
official announcement; proclamation
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
head; brains; intellect; understanding
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
opposite; reverse; contrary
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
price; cost; value; worth; value
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
negotiations; discussions; connection
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
together; at the same time; same; identical
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(with a) start; fright; alarm
country; territory; domain; realm
danger; peril; hazard; risk
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
don't worry; no worries; never mind
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
perfect; complete; flawless
control; management (e.g. of a business)