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
mark-to-market valuation; fair market valuation; fair valuation; market valuation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
postponement; deferment; adjournment
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
tomfoolery; monkey business
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
internal conditions; true state of affairs
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
amount of payment; amount paid
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it