to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
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
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
global scale; worldwide scale
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(economic) depression; recession; slump
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
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
production output; number of goods manufactured
price decline; fall in price
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
workforce reduction; personnel cut
gross national income; GNI
buying power; purchasing power
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to distribute; to hand out
to become poor; to be poor
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient