public finance;  financial affairs;  financial situation
 failure;  collapse;  breakdown;  break-up;  bankruptcy
 to be visible;  to be clear;  to be evident;  to be certain
 festival;  feast;  carnival
 athletic meet (esp. at school);  sports day
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 (not) so much;  (not) that much
 to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
 company;  lot;  bunch;  troupe;  company (of musicians)
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 (a) weakness;  shortcoming;  failing;  sore point
 profitable plan;  good plan
 to mind (negative nuance);  to care about;  to worry;  to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 rumour;  rumor;  report;  hearsay;  gossip;  common talk
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 sometimes;  occasionally;  at times;  seasonal;  of the season;  appropriate (for the season or occasion)
 contacting;  (making) contact;  connection (with a train, bus, etc.);  joining (a railway line, etc.);  connection (between matters, incidents, etc.);  relation
 to cross (legs or arms);  to link (arms);  to put together;  to construct;  to braid;  to plait;  to grapple
 evil;  wickedness;  (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.);  the bad guy
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 to declare;  to assert;  to state definitively;  to finish saying;  to say it all;  to finish one's sentence
 period;  epoch;  the times;  those days;  oldness;  ancientness
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)
 repatriation;  return;  (electrical) feedback
 with ... as a start;  taking advantage of;  inspired by
 army;  armed forces;  military authorities;  team;  group
 attack;  drive;  advance;  invasion
 victory;  triumph;  conquest;  success;  win
 stronghold;  inner citadel;  base;  headquarters
 seventh (interval, chord)
 tactics;  strategy;  military operation;  naval operation
 start;  commencement;  beginning;  initiation
 commander;  commanding officer;  CO
 as (i.e. in the role of);  for (i.e. from the viewpoint of);  apart from... (used to change the topic);  even (e.g. "not even a single person");  thinking that...;  trying to...
 succeeding;  following;  trailing;  next
 force;  unit;  corps;  squad;  troops;  party
 support;  backing;  aid;  assistance