halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
retention; maintenance; preservation
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(committee) chairman; president
election; selection; choice
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
signature; signing; sealing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
indictment; prosecution; complaint
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
munitions; military stores
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; provision; raising; procurement
government office; agency; board
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
sales; selling; marketing
rationing; rationing system
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
curtailment of operations
strike (i.e. industrial action)