can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
on and after; from ... onward; since
major powers of the world; great powers
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
overseas student; exchange student
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the times; the world; society
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
such; like that; that sort of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
far away in the distance; in the far distance
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
recommendation; referral; endorsement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
then; well; so; well then