to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
depending on; dependent on
rate; late; rating; ranking
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
no matter how much time passes
growth period; growing season
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to disperse; to take a castle
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to toady; to be obsequious
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
pharmaceutical (drug) company
adviser; advisor; consultant
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means