to need; to call for; to require
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
pressure; oppression; suppression
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
already; now; no longer; not any more
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
job; work; duties; trade; skill
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
comparatively; relatively
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
military family; warrior class
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
reduction of armaments; disarmament
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
looks; personal appearance; features
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to mistake (A for B); to misread
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
narrow; thin (sized); slender
light; easy; non-serious; minor
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework