bribe / buy up, purchase

enmity, hostility, enemyship, antagonism

be hostile to; oppose; fight against

(business) a company

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

buyout (acquisition of a controlling interest)

opponent, adversary, antagonist

those (referring to things distant from the speaker)

passive, inactive, timid