business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
wife and children; (arch.) wife
countries; (various) nations
political situation; political affairs
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
carnivore; carnivorous animal
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
global scale; worldwide scale
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(economic) depression; recession; slump
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
structural reform; restructuring
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)