leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
as (for); for; in the capacity of
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ongoing; in progress; afoot
planning; project; plan; design
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
war; battle; match; game; competition
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to affect; to impact; to influence
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
how; in what way; how about; questionable
how long; how much; to what extent
show; exhibition; spectacle
when it becomes; when it comes to
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to collect; to assemble; to gather
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
how; in what way; how about; questionable
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation