top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
invitation; introduction; temptation
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
human; human-like; as a person
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be forward; to be impertinent
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
storehouse; warehouse; godown
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
decision; judgment; resolution
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
right to choose; a say; option
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances