one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
early on; earlier on; from early
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
heir; inheritor; successor
listed company (on a stock exchange)
sales; amount sold; proceeds
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
company director; board member
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
bed and food; eating and sleeping
concentration; density; cardinality
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to become fraught with emotion
I've got to be going; I must go
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
reform; reformation; reorganization
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
groundwork; (lit.) laying the foundation
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)