money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
shady; underhanded; questionable
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
smuggling (people); stowing away
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
dismissal (from a position); discharge
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
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)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sending home; repatriation; deportation
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war