(financial) restructuring; converting short-term debt into long-term debt; (corporate) restructuring; downsizing
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
dispenser; vending machine; cash dispenser
on countless occasions; many a time
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
kickback; illicit payment (e.g. for facilitating a transaction, appointment, etc.); kickback; sudden forceful recoil
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
criminality; criminal propensity
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
service center; call center
rampancy; prevalence; domination
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
repechage; revival series