United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
in the meanwhile; during the time
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
amount of money; sum of money
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
embezzlement; misappropriation of public funds; defalcation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the underworld; lower ranks of society