national defence; national defense
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
(positive) economic effect
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
personal (employee); employed; retained
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
adoration; admiration; devotion
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
headache inducing; vexing
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily