tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
political measures; policy
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
government management; state management
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
resentment; indignation; anger
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
material; materials; data; information; documents
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
store; reserve; stock; savings
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
call; summons; convening; convocation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up