(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
heading; headline; index; headword
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
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election; selection; choice
straying; wandering off course
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
state of the war; war situation
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
(within a) territory; domains
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood