business improvement order
the Building Standards Act
component; part; material; member
Financial Services Agency; FSA
general meeting of stockholders
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
active; positive; progressive
foreign capital group; foreign company
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to wash again; to reconsider
deposit; payment; money received; money due
the original; original copy; script
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
establishment (of a business); founding
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
conspiracy; collusion; complicity