independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
colonization; colonisation
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
economic world; financial circles; business community
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)