regulation; adjustment; control
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
price increase; rise in price
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to gain fame; to make one's name
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
shellfish; seashell; shell
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to consider to be inevitable; to consider to be reasonable
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
(right at the) side; just beside
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
will; testament; last request