to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
battlefield; battleground
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
leadership; initiative; spearhead
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above