excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
sales; amount sold; proceeds
to refer to; to use as reference
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to succeed; to bear fruit
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
chief executive officer; CEO
business; trade; operations; sales
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
(social) class; rank; grade
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
clearly; distinctly; vividly
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
cross; crossed; cruciform
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
binoculars; field glasses
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune