expenditure; disbursement; expenses
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
floating exchange rate system
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
concealment; suppression; hiding
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to make public; to bring to light
major incident; major happening; big scandal
perestroika (USSR reform movement)
secretary general; chief secretary
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
glasnost; Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues in the 1980s
Eastern European countries
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
leadership skill; leadership ability
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
Rossyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Republika
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
dissolution (of a political party)
resignation (from a position)
Commonwealth of Independent States; CIS
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
cooperation; coordination; link