Vocabulary

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

the people; citizens; the populace

management; administration; operation

property; fortune; means; assets

present; current; in operation

(being in) the black; surplus

securing; obtaining; ensuring; guarantee; maintaining

being elected

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)

Minister of Finance

advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); entering; making inroads (into)

decision of a contest

business; work; operations; service; duties

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)

national defence; national defense

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

newcomer; new figure; new member; recruit; rookie; new talent

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

purchase; buying

act; deed; conduct

normal; regular

true state; actual condition; reality

tactics; strategy

lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation

battle; fight; combat

urgency; emergency

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

fund; foundation

disposal; throwing away; selling off

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

planning; plan; project; arrangements

establishment; institution

condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis

rising; ascending; climbing

customs (duties); duty; tariff

(being in) the red; deficit

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening