sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
national finance; central government finance
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
true character; true heart; true spirit
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
representative; exemplary; model
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
special; particular; peculiar; unique
environment; circumstance
classification; categorization; sorting
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very interesting; of great interest
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
postwar period; period after Second World War
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article