as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
company president; manager; director
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
anything and everything; just about everything
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
inside one's heart; in one's mind
genuine article; real thing; real deal