to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
wide turn; detour; the long way around
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
graduation ceremony; commencement
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
entertainment; performance
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
outline; summary; gist; basic points
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
alone; unaided; away from home
marriage ceremony; wedding
finger marks; dirt from the hands
true theory; true teachings
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
opinion; point of view; visual point
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past