supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
company president; manager; director
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
transactions; dealings; business
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
relation; connection; relevance
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
individual; private person; personal; private
to become empty; to be emptied
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to become desperate; to give in to despair
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
enterprise; business; company; corporation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
indicate reason; infers some protest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being