contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
ability to get things done
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
intensive; concentrated; focused
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
(another's) daughter; young lady
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person
sense of being the chosen people
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to fall into another's hands
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to be talked about behind one's back
to lead someone around by the nose
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy