embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
political situation; political affairs
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
main question; real issue at hand
carnivore; carnivorous animal
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
global scale; worldwide scale
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
structural reform; restructuring
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
depression; recession; slump
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint