charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
company; corporation; workplace
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
scale; scope; plan; structure
older brother; elder brother
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
will; testament; last request
secret; private; surreptitious
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising