piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
1,000,000; one million; million; many
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
healthy; sound; wholesome
for example; for instance; e.g.
production; output; turning out
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
price increase; rise in price
to anticipate; to foresee
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation