claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
use; utilization; utilisation; application
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to sell off; to sell completely
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to be in danger of; to be liable to
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to employ; to hire; to charter
large number (of); many; majority
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to some extent; to a certain extent
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
very interesting; of great interest
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
rising; ascending; climbing
in proportion to; just as much as
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?