daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
foreign capital group; foreign company
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
every month; monthly; month by month
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
additional finance; additional funding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to increase; to add to; to augment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious; severe; grave; acute
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
long-established; old-established; traditional
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(economic) depression; recession; slump
customer traffic; customers; custom
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
management responsibility; administrative responsibility