friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
very likely; very probable
just because; even if; even though
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
support; backing; patronage
secret; private; surreptitious
to incur someone's enmity
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
entry into port; arriving in harbor
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
product; commodity; merchandise
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
transport; freight; shipping
cut; reduction; curtailment
(necessary) personnel; required person
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication