economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
convenience; benefit; profit
world situation; world affairs
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
public welfare; the people's livelihood
diversion; putting something to another use
machine technology; mechanical technology
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
science and technology; scientific technique
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
burning low; waning; declining
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
meal set before one; women's advances
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
course; route; path; process; means
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
elementary; basic; rudimentary
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry