munitions industry; war industry
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
last week; the week before
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
changing completely; transformation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
feeling; sense; impression
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
scenery; scene; landscape
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
parts; accessories; components