to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
workforce reduction; personnel cut
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
company president; manager; director
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
hell on earth; living hell
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
then; well; so; well then
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
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
sudden impulse; passing fancy