to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
knowing; (an) acquaintance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
shopping; purchased goods
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
finishing blow; coup de grâce
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
political measures; policy
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution