circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
estimate (of costs); budget
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to squeeze out; to wring out
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
time; season; period; phase; stage
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
that's a different matter; that's a different story
now; the present time; just now; another; more