be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
because; for; the reason why is ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to run a shop; to have a shop
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
unfortunately; regrettably
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
ten; 10; ten years of age
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very rich person; the super rich
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
general; popular; common; typical
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
great wealth; enormous fortune
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
rich person; wealthy person
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum