receipt; cash-register slip
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to miss a chance; to fail to do
operation; functioning; running
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
difficult to ...; hard to ...
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
on bad terms; at loggerheads
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
political issue (problem)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
one end; an end; part; fragment
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
title; index; heading; headline; caption
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
to think too much; to be over-concerned
unexpected meeting; coincidence
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
endless; boundless; everlasting
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
much less; to say nothing of