national expenditure; government spending; public funds
order; sequence; procedure
blood relationship; blood relative
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
letting (someone) die without helping
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
defense; defence; protection
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
complete set; all; everything
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
subordination; dependency
but; however; provided that