territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
dividing line; demarcation line
to become settled; to be fixed
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
world economy; international economy
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
potentiality; dormancy; latency
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
timewise; temporal; chronal
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
experiential; empirical; experimental
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing