security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
common knowledge; well-known fact
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
making money; making a profit
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
moron; idiot; stupid person
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
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)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
based on; built on; made from
work; business; company; study
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
capital; funds; seed money; asset
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
unprecedented; record-breaking
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity