acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
quotation; citation; reference
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
chief; main; principal; important
those present; attendance
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to unfold; to unroll; to open
society; public; community; social studies
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
eccentric; crank; oddball
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post