what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
life or death; existence; destiny
preference; priority; precedence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
family; members of a family
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
another company; other company
change of occupation; career change
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
much less; to say nothing of
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
the last moment; the very end
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm