and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
the lower classes; the common people
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
line; queue; procession; matrix
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
export; exportation; efferent
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
striking; remarkable; considerable
various countries; various regions; various provinces
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
conventional forces; conventional military forces
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
affiliated company; affiliated business
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
censorship; inspection; examination
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out