variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
business activities; business conduct; business operations
government management; state management
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
enterprise; business; company; corporation
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
commerce; trade; business
consideration; taking into account
quickly; calmly; intently
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
preceding paragraph; first part
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
discriminatory; discriminative
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
international balance of payments
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
transport; freight; shipping
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
adoption; selection; choice
form; method; system; formula