n. coal (*) geometric figure having four equal sides; plaza (*) external part or surface of something (*) false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny (*) fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember

n. preface (*) practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow (*) state of mind; predominant emotion (*) introduction; foreword; opening statement (*) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending

n. story (*) true or fictional account of some occurrence; short work of fiction; plot; news report (*) group of people working together; team (*) nomenclature; specific vocabulary (*) the proportion of available time that an item of equipment is operating

n. suitcase (*) rectangular traveling bag; valise (*) the level of monetary funding a company needs to run smoothly (*) acknowledgment; identification (*) commercial information designed to attract attention; commercial

n. percent (*) one part of a hundred (*) person who holds a money order (*) grouping symbols () (*) substitution; substitute

n. direction (*) degree of excellence; characteristic; attribute; character; excellence (*) prediction of a future event or condition (i.e. development of the economy) (*) guidance; supervision; conducting; management (*) instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve

n. paragraph (*) work; occupation; keeping busy (*) disposition; mood (*) passage; distinct portion of text (usually begins with an indented line); section; clause (*) boss; person or company that hires people to do work

n. assessment (*) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station (*) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye) (*) one who is higher than another in rank or position (*) estimation; appraisal; measurement

n. recession (*) a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time (*) astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event (*) exchange; trade (*) esteem; respect; integrity; honesty; award; privilege

n. survey (*) quality of occurring regularly; rate at which a function reoccurs (*) something which has been bought; act of buying (*) physical or mental exertion; labor; attempt; organized operation (*) review; overview; statistical study