criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
company; corporation; workplace
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
business ability; business acumen
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
in succession; one by one
absorption; suction; attraction
distribution network; distribution channels
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
convenience; user-friendliness
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
good-quality; superior in quality
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
to boost; to force up; to push up
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to pile up; to accumulate
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
influential person; man of importance
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
at first; in the beginning; originally
income; receipts; revenue
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to play a central role; to take a leading part
steady; sound; reliable; solid
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference