darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
foreign; abroad; overseas
railroad; railway; rail transport
to need; to demand; to take; to require
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to make a sale of government property
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
not necessarily so; is not always true
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
guidelines for action; personal principles
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
resignation (from a position)
to be at a loss for words
scandal; deplorable event
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
resolution; vote; decision
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
to become better; to improve