to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); 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 disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
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
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
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