unprofitable business operation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(not so) much; (not) very
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
environment; circumstance
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to have sexual intercourse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
at once; there and then; immediately
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use