cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
headquarters; head office; main office
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
nature; property; disposition
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
research and development; R&D
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
direct control; direct supervision
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
conference room; place of assembly
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to unfold; to unroll; to open
document; official papers
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
question; inquiry; enquiry