steady progress; rapid advance
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
modernization; modernisation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
communality; community; having something in common
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
maintenance; preservation; improvement
disintegration; self-destruction
government service; the bureaucracy
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
color scheme; colour scheme
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
memory; ability to remember
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
production (e.g. play); direction
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
formation flying; formation flight