after all; because; but; even; too; as well
concrete; material; definite
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
treatment; service; handling; management
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not so) much; (not) very
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
complete change; about-face
ebb tide; waning fortunes
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
towards the Soviet Union; with the Soviet Union
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
weak (organization, organisation)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
educational administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
political structure or mechanism
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation