to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
street; quarter; district; area
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
property; fortune; means; assets
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
mass communication; mass media
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
group; bunch; crowd; group
North and South America; the Americas
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters