denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
one-man business; sole proprietorship; owner-managed enterprise
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
company director; board member
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
(security) deposit; caution money
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
prompt; immediate; in real time
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
documentary evidence; documentation
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
voluntary liquidation; winding-up
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
bankrupt person; insolvent person
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
concession; conciliation; compromise
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course