cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
prior investment; upfront investment
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
bet; wager; stake; gamble
installment; instalment; premium; bill
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
going through; going via; going by way of
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
all nighter; sleepless night
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
thoroughly; through and through
affirmation; affirmative (logic)