ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
personal; individual; private
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
priority; order of precedence
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
present; current; in operation
commitment; pledge; promise
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land