to be profitable; to yield a profit
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
individual; private person; personal; natural person
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
tide; current; tendency; trend
investment; contribution; financing
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
impossible to do (although wants to)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
personal; individual; private
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
business entity; business unit
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
fall; decrease (in income)
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 ...