plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
local specialty; special product (of a region)
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
being startled; getting a shock
green light; (giving) permission; OK
change; alteration; modification
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
charming; fascinating; attractive
management; administration; operation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
author; writer; novelist; artist
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to speak; to hear a voice
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
process; course; mechanism
hedge; fence; border; limit
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to call each other; to call out to one another
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
two times; twice; two degrees
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising