echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
leader (of an alliance); leading power
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
fund management; fund operation
how many years; how long; what year
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
instability; insecurity; crankiness
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
donated money; monetary donation; contribution
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
national finance; central government finance
restoration; repair; mending
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to graduate from a university
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage