reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
populism (political philosophy)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
traitor (to one's country); quisling
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
control; check; restraint; inhibition
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
they; those guys; those fellows
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
real estate agent; realtor
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
principal occupation; core business
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
superior; excellent; fine
commerce; trade; business
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
all companies; each company
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)