escaping from prison; jailbreak
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to be prolonged; to drag on
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
depression; recession; slump
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
programme; program; plans; arrangements
delivery; transfer; hand-over
land route; overland route; by land; overland
fixed date; appointed day
Island; insula; island; islet
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
definite decision; final decision
seventh day of the month; seven days
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
unimpressive; unimpressed
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
(written) contract; agreement
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
marriage ceremony; wedding
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
long-established; old-established; traditional
(find) common (meeting) ground
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article