nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
originally; by nature; from the start
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
possible; likely; probable
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
rather; better; instead; if anything
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
you (plural); all of you; you all
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to look forward to something
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
society; public; community; social studies
bank; banking institution
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention