degeneration; retrogression
to be profitable; to yield a profit
reputation; respectability
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
southern part; the south (of a region)
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
in case of; at that time; at this time
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one by one; one each; one at a time
one after another; in rapid succession
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry