economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
substitution; alternative; substitute
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
graduation ceremony; commencement
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
entertainment; performance
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
outline; summary; gist; basic points
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
marriage ceremony; wedding
finger marks; dirt from the hands
true theory; true teachings
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
puppeteering; practical effects
tools and materials; equipment and materials
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed