management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
(economic) depression; recession; slump
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
future prospects; promise
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
marriage proposal; marriage talks
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
hairline; borders of the hair
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman