cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
branch office; branch store
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
bond; bill; certificate; security
financial institutions; banking facilities
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
chief; main; principal; important
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
sphere; circle; range; category
Euro-; euro (the currency)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)