well then ...; in that situation; in which case
match; game; bout; contest
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to smash violently; to crush
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
at once; immediately; right now
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
workforce reduction; personnel cut
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
employment (long term); hire
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to thrust before; to thrust at
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.