to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
restructuring of the financial industry; reorganization of financial systems
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for example; for instance; e.g.
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
already; now; no longer; not any more
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
meaning; significance; sense
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish