key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance); stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
death insurance; insurance payable at death
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
insurance payout; insurance money
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
beginning; outset; opening; start
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
superiority; predominance
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
sad; wretched; deplorable
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to tumble down; to roll down
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
strategic resources; strategic materials
such ... as; or some such
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular