convenient; handy; useful
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to tower over the surroundings
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
sales; amount sold; proceeds
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
superior; excellent; fine
to refer to; to use as reference
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
study; research; investigation
to succeed; to bear fruit
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
business; trade; operations; sales
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
(social) class; rank; grade