control; management (e.g. of a business)
interest; rights; concession
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
system; institution; organization; organisation
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
how; in what way; circumstances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
longing; great desire; aspiration
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to increase; to add to; to augment
powerful person; influential person
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...