to skip over (while reading); to skim
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
episode; anecdote; vignette
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
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
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
individual; one by one; separate; each
equality; uniformity; evenness
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
reduction by half; halving
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
global maximum; greatest value
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
not covered (by); not subject (to)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against