curtain; bunting; act (in play)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
section manager; section chief
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
look!; there!; here!; that is
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
failure; mistake; blunder
throwaway; disposable; single-use
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
in that manner; like that
by all means; by all costs
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
unconditional command; must-obey order
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
river; stream; River; the ... river
like this; this sort; this way
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sales; amount sold; proceeds
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate