totally willing; fully motivated
to attempt; to test; to try out
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
article; news story; report; account
practicality; utility; usefulness
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(period of) a year; during an era
person who has committed suicide
world; society; people; the public
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
company; corporation; workplace
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
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to manage something successfully; to be successful
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
remote control; remote operation
function; facility; faculty; feature
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)