to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
danger; peril; hazard; risk
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
negotiations; discussions; connection
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
mobilization; mobilisation
to pile up; to accumulate
gradually; slowly but steadily
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
level ground; plain; flatland
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
political climate; political situation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to refuse; to decline; to deny
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years