to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be hot on a person's heels
condition; situation; prospects
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
successively; one after another
troubles both at home and abroad
military force; military strength
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
economic unit (entity involved in economic activity, e.g. households, businesses, nations); economic unit (measurement of economic activity)
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
sudden price jump; steep price rise
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
healthy; sound; wholesome
value; worth; virtue; blessing
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
restoration; return to health
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to shout (in anger); to yell
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
mammonist; money-worshipper