economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
difference; discrepancy; variation
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
of course; certainly; naturally
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at that time; in those days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
guard; security (officer); guardsman
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
every year; yearly; annually
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial