but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small number; few; minority
large number (of); many; majority
woman; female; feminine gender
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
each nation; many nations; many countries
starvation; famine; hunger
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
world situation; world affairs
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)