(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
military personnel; soldier
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
cooperation; collaboration
place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment
source of information; intelligence source; message source
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
disclosure; exposure; revelation
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
piece of evidence; evidence
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile