(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
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
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
fax; facsimile; fax machine
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
ballot paper; voting paper
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
two parts; two copies; the second part
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
loser; owner of a lost article
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
number of votes polled; poll votes
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate