by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
economic strength; economic power; economic might
social status; social position; social standing
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
blow; shock; strike; batting
busy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)
written statement; statement of facts; affidavit; petition
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
posture; position; stance
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
short pause; short interval
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
correction; revision; amendment
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to pretend; to act (as if)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
guess; speculation; supposition
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
not worth doing; waste of effort
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one part; one portion; one section
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition