public debt; public bond; government securities
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
(written) contract; agreement
capital; funds; seed money; asset
bond; bill; certificate; security
hostile party; enemy side
financial aid; financial assistance; financial help; financial support
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
financial world; business circles
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
tradition; legend; folklore
Battle of Waterloo (1815)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
reality; actuality; hard fact
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
economic blockade; embargo
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to work hard; to work diligently
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain