wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
nurses' station; nursing station
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
financial world; business circles
to collect; to assemble; to gather
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
transfer; assignment; conveyance
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
I see; that's right; indeed
financier; business leader
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
central government office; head office; this office
N-system (automatic number-plate recognition system)
interchange; international; international school; inter-