shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
while; even though; despite
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
income; receipts; revenue
dominion; territory; possession
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
document; official papers
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
major dealer; wealthy merchant
wealthy person; millionaire
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
domestic affairs; internal administration
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to become pale; to turn pale
to say no more; to sink into silence
condition; state (of health); appearance
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
restaurant (esp. Western-style)