to arrive; to come to pass
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
armaments; military preparations
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
several hundred; hundreds (of)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
such ... as; or some such
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
official document; archives
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
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
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
our country; our land; one's own country
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
forcibly; by force; against one's will
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
valuable article; valuables
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal