business competition; corporate competition
New Deal (series of domestic policies enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
agricultural country; agrarian nation
industrial area; industrial zone
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
blunder; slip; error; error
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
Cuban Revolution (1953-1959)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to put someone to work; to make someone work
victim; injured party; sufferer
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
fermented sweetfish entrails and roe
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence