hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
recommendation; endorsement
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to discuss; to talk together
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
while; during (the time when)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary