disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
essence; true nature; substance; reality
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
choice; selection; option
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
other companies in the same business; rival firms
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to be nearing death; to be dying
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
belief; faith; conviction
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...