to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
money matter; question of money; money trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
such ... as; or some such
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be needed; to be wanted
to pick up; to find; to gather
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced