blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
per person; per capita; per head
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
time; season; period; phase; stage
long ago; already; a long time ago
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beforehand; in advance; previously
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
company president; manager; director
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced