deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
mortgage; right of pledge; lien
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
urge; demand; importunity
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
confusion; mixing; merger
being good-for-nothing; useless person
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
almost every day; almost daily
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
harm; injury; evil (influence)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
dancing or jumping for joy
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to visit frequently; to haunt
order (to an employee from management)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)