to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
financial muscle; economic clout
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
security for a loan; collateral
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
account book; register; ledger
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to yell; to rant; to rave
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just a minute; small quantity
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that