立方: cube (math.), abbr. for...
战争: war, conflict...
赤字: (financial) deficit, red letter...
中外: Sino-foreign, Chinese-foreign, home and abroad...
总之: in a word, in short, in brief...
招收: to hire, to recruit...
筹码: bargaining chip, gaming chip, casino token...
伺机: to wait for an opportunity, to watch for one's chance...
提出: to raise (an issue), to propose, to put forward, to suggest, to post (on a website), to withdraw (cash)...
大纲: synopsis, outline, program, leading principles...