finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
traditional; conventional
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
headquarters; head office; main office
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
munitions industry; war industry
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
very great; enormous; serious
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
direct control; direct supervision
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment