national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
strong person; the strong; the powerful
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
last ray of hope; only hope
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
difference; variation; difference
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
all you have to do is; just; that's all
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
useless resistance; vain struggle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law