disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
change of occupation; career change
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
business world; business circles; (the) industry
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
finish; finishing; finishing touches
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
perfect; complete; flawless
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet