consideration; taking into account
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
naturally; of course; understandably
other companies in the same business; rival firms
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
script; screenplay; scenario
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to repeat; to be frequent
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
much less; to say nothing of
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
trouble; bother; annoyance