day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
ongoing; in progress; afoot
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
of course; certainly; naturally
company fortunes; future of a company
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company president; manager; director
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly