therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
company fortunes; future of a company
already; now; no longer; not any more
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
should; must; -able; probably; likely
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
amount of money; sum of money
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
measurement error; calculation error
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to sustain a serious wound
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests