financier; business leader
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
enterprise; business; company; corporation
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
democracy; democratic nation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
our country; our land; one's own country
explanation; interpretation
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
corporate activities; business operations
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely