courtesy call; courtesy visit
opening up of a market; market liberalization
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
things depend on how you look at them
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
everything working out as desired
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
training; practice; workout
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
price decline; fall in price
burning at the stake; execution by burning
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
fundraising; financing; cash flow
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
recovery; rescue; recapture
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
settlement; payment of account
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement