common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
use; utilization; utilisation; application
banknote; bill; note; paper money
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
transactions; dealings; business
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
international organization; international organisation
Zürich (Switzerland); Zurich
working; in operation; running; active
at that time; in those days
e-signature; electronic signature
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
power; authority; influence
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
as; because; with; due to
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
absolute amount; absolute quantity
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
that's a different matter; that's a different story
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time