mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
fall; decrease (in income)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
increase in income and profit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
planning; plan; project; arrangements
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
permission; approval; authorization; license
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
live action (as opposed to animation); photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.); real image; depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture); description
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much