tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
supplementary information
format; procedure; way of proceeding
chief; main; principal; major
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
fundraising; financing; cash flow
not covered (by); not subject (to)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
global maximum; greatest value
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
reduction by half; halving
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
equality; uniformity; evenness
individual; one by one; separate; each
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation