several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to need; to call for; to require
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
specialization; specialisation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
individual; private person; personal; private
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
development; exploitation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
how long; how much; to what extent
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
by all means; by all costs
intercept; interception; counter-attack
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration