brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
cooperation; coordination; link
in the end; on top of that
small; fine; detailed; stingy
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
to cultivate a better understanding
powerful person; influential person
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
token (effort); something done for form's sake
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
letter of acceptance; letter of consent
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
number of persons; personnel
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
interference; meddling; butting in
deep ocean water; deep-sea water
advance payment; money paid in advance
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to come back; to bloom a second time
(electric) torch; flashlight
mountain road; mountain trail