economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
depression; recession; slump
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
that; the matter in question
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to have an eye on; to zero in on
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
rather; better; instead; if anything
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
parliamentarian; member of a congress
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)