preference; priority; precedence
development; exploitation
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
corporate headquarters; (company) group
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
reason; cause; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
executives; top management; governing body
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
other side; opposite side; other party
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
night view; night skyline; nightscape
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
such ... as; or some such
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
using as an intermediary; through
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
telecommunications; correspondence
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
interception (email); wiretap; bug
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
one way or the other; either way
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
true character; real nature
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold