thrift; economy; frugality
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(economic) depression; recession; slump
dark age; hard times; winter years
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
Great Depression (1929-1939)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
major stockholder; large shareholder
usually; under usual circumstances
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
will not do; do not; does not
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
unlisted (company, stock)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
irony of fate; twist of fate
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
mark-to-market valuation; fair market valuation; fair valuation; market valuation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
postponement; deferment; adjournment
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker