to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
billboard; advertising sign
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
retreating figure; appearance from behind
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
investigator; one who seeks the way
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
hello; good day; good afternoon
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category