employment (long term); hire
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
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deceptive methods; questionable means
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
exam study guide; cram book
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to make an appeal; to urge
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
talk; recital; narration; topic
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be able to manage somehow or another
to read (a book, etc.) over again
wall clock; grandfather clock
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master