to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
work; labor; labour; toil
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
poor farmer; needy peasant
vicious circle; vicious cycle
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
destabilization; destabilisation
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
number of persons; personnel
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again