stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
position; job; employment; opening
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
still; even now; to this day
handsome man; actor in a love scene
workshop; studio; atelier
distribution channel; channel of distribution
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
clergyman; churchman; clergy
change of job; change of occupation; career change
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
consumption; expenditure; spending
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to distribute; to hand out
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see