clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
some time ago; the other day
several minutes; a few minutes
to say; to be pleased to say
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
in swarms; in great crowds
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
scoundrel; rascal; villain
preparation; provision; guarding
hills and fields; hill and dale
to push aside; to push one's way through
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
indulging in every possible luxury
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
one's own army; one's own team
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone