illegal; illicit; unlawful
prohibition; inhibition; ban
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
financial market; money market
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
(committee) chairman; president
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to put into effect; to put into practice
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
unlisted (company, stock)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
irony of fate; twist of fate
temporary; provisional; interim
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
at the last moment; this late in the game
mark-to-market valuation; fair market valuation; fair valuation; market valuation
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
abuse; misuse; perversion
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
postponement; deferment; adjournment
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible