agricultural land; farmland
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
decrease; reduction; decline
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
military force; military strength
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
influence; clout; leverage
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
sales; selling; marketing
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument