amount financed; loan amount
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
otherwise; or else; if not
fundraising; financing; cash flow
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to smash violently; to crush
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
property; fortune; means; assets
to sell off; to sell completely
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
ancestor; forefather; foremother
please; somehow or other; one way or another
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence