to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
one-man business; sole proprietorship; owner-managed enterprise
property; fortune; means; assets
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
accounting; administration (of money)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
trade; buying and selling
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
business ability; business acumen
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
interest; (investment) yield; profits
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child