foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
interruption; interference; butting in
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
first of all; in the first place
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
settlement day; day of reckoning
to be helpful; to be useful
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
suggestion; hint; implication
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
notice; attention; observation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
as (for); for; in the capacity of
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
company director; board member
reprisals; retaliatory measures
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
last position; previous job; predecessor
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)