to employ; to hire; to charter
official regulations; inner rules
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
amount of money; sum of money
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
new and old; incoming and outgoing
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
worst; worst-case (scenario)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
dealing with; coping with
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
set of three; three sets; three classes
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses