excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
public facilities; utilities
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
middle class; bourgeoisie
social; societal; societary
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal
cut; reduction; curtailment
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
political measures; policy
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
the people; citizens; the populace
secretary; councillor; councilor
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
military service; conscription
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
monetary system; currency system