piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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); current account
to use (a thing, 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; to hand over
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
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; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
moving about; stirring about
to be nearing death; to be dying
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
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
belief; faith; conviction
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
it is not (like that) either
solution; solution strategy