small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to pack; to box; to package
(clenched) fist; knuckles
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
your husband; her husband
until now; so far; up to the present
having said that; on the other hand
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hey there; I say; see here
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)