what's the matter?; what's wrong?
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
like this; in this way; as you see
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
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
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
future (usually near); prospects
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
within; inside of; less than
business world; business circles; (the) industry
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
such ... as; or some such
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow