person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
array; muster; line-up; full force
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
commerce; trade; business
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
few decades; many decades; several decades
business; trade; operations; sales
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
bolt from the blue; great surprise
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to leave word; to leave a message
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate