funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technique; art; skill; move
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
making efficient; optimization
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
cannot be compared with; no match for
birth; creation; formation
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
individual; private person; personal; private
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
glad countenance; joyful look
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
presence; sitting with; being with
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention