capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
desperation; struggle to the death
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
time; hour; period; class
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(social) position; status
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
honor; honour; credit; prestige
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
if so; in that case; in that situation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
possible; likely; probable
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-