counter for choices, options, etc.
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reality; actuality; hard fact
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
successful bid; winning a tender
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
sharp sighted; easily awakened
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
rising; ascending; climbing
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
wages; pay; rental payment
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
impossible to do (although wants to)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
quarrel; dispute; argument
to turn towards; to point
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards