acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
simply; merely; only; solely
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to sit for an examination
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to run about; to rush about
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
department of economics; faculty of economics
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
property; fortune; means; assets
gross profit; gross margin
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
repayment; redemption; depreciation; amortization; amortisation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
drunkenness; intoxication
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern