traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
in succession; one by one
arrest; apprehension; capture
war; fighting; fierce competition
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
race (of people); type of person
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
how; in what way; how about
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
privatization; privatisation
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
business; trade; operations; sales
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
battlefield; battleground