international balance of payments
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
domestic affairs; internal administration
ratio; proportion; percentage
proposal; proposition; suggestion
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
undeveloped country; third world country
sphere; circle; range; category
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
nationalization; nationalisation
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
strong pressure; heavy pressure
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
contradiction; inconsistency
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
price; cost; value; worth; value
divide into four pieces; one fourth
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
retention; maintenance; preservation
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
low (level, value, price, etc.)
development; exploitation
interest; rights; concession
by sheer strength; by brute force
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
military authorities; army circles