publicity (information) activities; public relations
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
money-making; earning money
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
beyond one's means or position
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
every person; every mouth; every entrance
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
like this; this sort; this way
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
labor union; labour union; trade union
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
within; inside of; less than
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
white; correction fluid; white-out
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
what with this and that; for a number of reasons