listed company (on a stock exchange)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(period of) a year; during an era
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
although I say; although one might say; although called
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
forcibly; against one's will
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to smirk; to grin broadly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clean room (e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing); cleanroom
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less