number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
based on; built on; made from
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
investment; contribution; financing
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
birth; creation; formation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bank; banking institution
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to spread; to be propagated
commercialization; commercialisation
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
incident; affair; happening; event
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)