insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
supply; provision; service; supply
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
production output; number of goods manufactured
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
price decline; fall in price
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
government; administration; ministry
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
workforce reduction; personnel cut
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
gross national income; GNI
buying power; purchasing power
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
in one's own way or style
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
in proportion to; just as much as
political measures; policy
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including; broad
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to distribute; to hand out
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to become poor; to be poor