collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
outbreak of war; starting a war
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
final; eventual; ultimate
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
phantom; vision; illusion
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
wide-awake to one's interests
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
connection; link; relationship
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
business ability; business acumen
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means