one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
of course; certainly; naturally
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
property; fortune; means; assets
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
commerce; trade; business
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to hide; to keep to oneself
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
ability; performance; efficiency
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
wounded person; injured person
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
intelligence network; information network
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor