alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
chief executive officer; CEO
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
last position; previous job; predecessor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
sales promotion; hard selling
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
interior; inside; internal