revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
starting line; starting point
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
I don't want to boast but
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
one-by-one; separately; in detail
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
management; administration; operation
management information system (MIS)
standard; basis; principle
just a handful; only a small number (of)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
high-end; high end; high level
is never the case; has never happened
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
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.)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
sense that something is relatively inexpensive or undervalued
depression; recession; slump