being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
par; equivalence; face value; parity
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to not believe one's ears
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
correction; revision; amendment
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
(already) known; established
one's best interests; one's own good
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
streetwalker; street girl; being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; tout (for a hostess bar)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
area; region; district; locality
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be dispersed; to get separated
worth in speaking (to someone)
passing through without stopping; passing by
research institute; (research) laboratory
enterprise; business; company; corporation