prosperity; flourishing; thriving
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to go underground; to go into hiding
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
general term; generic name
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
property; fortune; assets
down payment; contract money
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
few decades; many decades; several decades
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
calming down; quieting down
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
banknote; bill; note; paper money
100,000; hundred thousand
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards