to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
everything; anything; nothing
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
bank; banking institution
to take out a loan; to get a loan
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to cover fully; to wrap around
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
armed forces; military; troops
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)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)