business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
by all means; by all costs
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
if so; in that case; in that situation
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
secret; private; surreptitious
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
invitation; introduction; temptation
money-making; earning money
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to examine someone's expression
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
questioning (e.g. by police)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
testimony; (verbal) evidence
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
last night; yesterday evening
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
members; member; constituent
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone