genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
green light; (giving) permission; OK
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to think too much; to be over-concerned
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
office building; office complex
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
affiliated company; affiliated business
influence; clout; leverage
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious