to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
scoundrel; rascal; villain
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
prior investment; upfront investment
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
society; public; community; social studies
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
character evaluation; profile
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
weak point; unskillfulness
choices; alternatives; options
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to put into effect; to put into practice
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
consequently; as a result
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to need; to demand; to take; to require
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
military officer; naval officer
difference; disparity; gap
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)