economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
government official; public servant; civil servant
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
people; citizens; subjects; folk
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)