important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(political) power; authority; influence
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
latent disposition; inner feelings
sharing; division; draw; tie
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
(another's) daughter; young lady
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
receiving; acceptance; reception
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
investment; contribution; financing
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(your) daughter; young woman
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
functional disorder; dysfunction
medical expenses; doctor's bill
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
over-fond parent; doting parent
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather