advisory committee (council, panel)
standing; regular; permanent
international politics; world politics
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
my husband; one's family; family member
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
growth rate; elongation percentage
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
honour; honor; glory; privilege
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
manual; instructions; guide; specification document; specifications; blueprint
text based (e.g. interface)
Great Britain; gigabyte; GB
while moving; on the move
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
jungle; jungle; jungle music
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
criticism; commentary; review