soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
sorry to bother you, but ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
remembrance; recollection; recognition
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
of no interest; not interested
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the future; future prospects
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
by all means; no matter what; at any rate