present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
enterprise; business; company; corporation
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
badness; evilness; bad; evil
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
society; public; community; social studies
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
generation; lifetime; age
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
having said that; on the other hand
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
selection; choice; option
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
basis; foundation; grounds; authority