considerably; fairly; quite
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
shop; small store; business; firm
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
amount financed; loan amount
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
all; entire; whole; altogether
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
should; must; -able; probably; likely
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
business world; business circles; (the) industry
depression; recession; slump
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
negotiations; discussions; connection
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding