home area; home town; local
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
role of a company president
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
wide-open; frank; open; candid
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
maid; helper; help; assistance
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
rapid progress; radical progress