buying near the top of the market
recurrence relation; recurrence formula
advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
(going straight) from heaven to hell
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
still; as yet; as it has been
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
seniority by length of service
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
in the course of one's duties
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
how should I know?; don't ask me
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to grumble about something (trivial)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
a little; a bit; slightly
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
price increase; rise in price
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
extreme masochist; very masochistic
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into