| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| broker |
a person whose business is to negotiate buying and selling, especially of stocks or real estate, on another's behalf. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| enliven |
to cause to be lively or cheerful. |
| humanity |
sympathy, concern, or compassion. |
| intact |
staying complete, whole, or without damage; not changed or harmed. |
| jubilant |
having or showing great joy; having a happy feeling of success. |
| obligation |
something that someone should or should not do because of a law or moral principle. |
| optimum |
the situation, quantity, degree, or other condition that is most desirable. |
| personnel |
all of the people who work for a business or other organization. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| revival |
the act or process of renewing or reviving. |
| sniper |
a soldier who shoots at enemy troops from a concealed position. |