invention by an employee; employee invention; service invention
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
in the course of one's duties
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
to give; to do (something) for
source of funds; resources; finances
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
moving tale; impressive tale
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be talked about behind one's back
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire