consumption; expenditure; spending
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
influence; clout; leverage
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
eastern part; the east (of a region)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
distribution network; distribution channels
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to cover up with something
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
kitchen; financial situation; finances
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
self-defense; self-defence
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
leading product; flagship product; top product