extensive; vast range; wide scope
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
standing firm; holding out
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
distrust; unjust suspicion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
leaving everything up to someone else
conference room; place of assembly
(one's) peers; people around one
power; authority; influence
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
postponement; deferment; adjournment
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
topic of discussion; agenda
delay; putting off; procrastination
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
succeeding; following; trailing; next
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
outside of; not covered by
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm