to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
returning profits to customers; lowering prices to make up for profits (e.g. from exchange rate changes); distribution of profits (to staff, shareholders)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
secrecy; highly classified information
holding two or more positions concurrently
plural; multiple; several
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
Bell Laboratories; Bell Labs
classified information; top secret
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
sales; selling; marketing
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
rival (company); competitor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
right of access; access permission; access right
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)