at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
good news; happy news; glad tidings
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
military force; military strength
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
reduction of armaments; disarmament
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
creation; generation; formation; derivation
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
raw materials; ingredients
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction