war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
letter; missive; note; mail
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
sobriety; soberness; sober face
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
deserted village; poor village
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be exhausted; to be worn out
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
outbreak of war; starting a war
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
experimental stage; experimental phase
to plough; to plow; to hoe; to till
to pinch and crush; to pinch out