trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to distribute; to hand out
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
infinite loop; closed loop
with a friendly grin; smilingly
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
questionnaire; survey; poll
financials; on the funding (capital) side
trip abroad; overseas travel
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
one's home country; one's homeland
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
questionnaire results; survey results
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
curious; strange; unusual
to look around; to survey
to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to become empty; to be emptied
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access