to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
world; society; people; the public
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
chance (of success); odds
that's the way it is; such is life
wide place; big move (for expanding territory, esp. in the early game); big point; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
color of water after washing rice (colour)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
total (money); full amount; sum
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances