very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
results; record; grades; marks
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
abuse; misuse; perversion
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
planning; plan; project; arrangements
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
management studies; business administration (study of)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to this extent; to this degree; this much
every year; yearly; annually
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
from the beginning; from scratch
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
absorption; suction; attraction
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
based on; on the basis of
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
scale; scope; plan; structure
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption