three persons; three parties
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
armaments; military preparations
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
decisive; resolute; drastic
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
standing; reserve; always having ready
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
police officer; policeman; policewoman
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
baton (of command); order; command; direction
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
birth; creation; formation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate