to close down a business; to shut a business
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
to take over; to hand over
second generation; second; junior
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
miser; niggard; cheapskate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
great hurry; great haste; rush
most difficult; next to impossible
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
courteous; decorous; polite
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to thrust before; to thrust at
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
working adult; full-fledged member of society
negotiations; discussions; connection
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see