originally; by nature; from the start
possession; retention; maintenance
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
every month; each month; monthly
fundraising; financing; cash flow
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
feeling; sense; impression
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret