short supply; supply shortage
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
addition; annexation; appendage
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to offer for sale; to put on the market
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
king's younger brother; royal brother
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
blood vessel; blood relationship
right of succession; right to the throne
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
praise and censure; public criticisms
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
(plump and) happy-looking
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
lessons learned in war; martial wisdom
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour