requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
country; territory; domain; realm
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
just because; even if; even though
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
for example; for instance; e.g.
munitions; military stores
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
stationing (troops); occupancy
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(together) with; -wide; including
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)