to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
such; like that; that sort of; very
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
cooperation; collaboration
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
last ray of hope; only hope
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to attack; to assault; to assail
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to put one's hand on; to touch
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to complain; to make a complaint
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
going through; going via; going by way of
first thing in the morning
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
dirty work; unpleasant task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family