competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
preference; priority; precedence
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
earnings from a part-time job
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
the future; future prospects
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
premature joy; short-lived elation
treatment; service; handling; management
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
utensil; appliance; furniture
sales company; distributor
now that; since; so long as; because
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest