poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
influence; clout; leverage
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
record of proceedings; minutes
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
estimate (of costs); budget
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
rival candidate; opposing candidate
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
not caring; not giving a damn
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth