elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
conference; council; convention
racial discrimination; racism
political organization; political organisation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
archipelago; group of islands
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
recommendation; referral; endorsement
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
production output; number of goods manufactured
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to become clear; to be made public