tariff (import tax); duty; customs
export; exportation; efferent
military force; military strength
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
product; commodity; merchandise
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
written order; order form
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
arms buildup; military expansion
casual speech; peer language; informal language
domestic affairs; internal administration
armaments; military preparations
three parts; three copies
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
local specialty; special product (of a region)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
separate case; another matter
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
not worth considering; out of the question
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
progress; being under way
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to