forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
so; therefore; and; (and) then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to be worried; to be troubled
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
front company (for an organized crime operation)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
finance business; moneylending business
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one by one; one after another; successively
to gain fame; to make one's name
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...