good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
exhibition; display; putting on show
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how long; how far; how much
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
reform; reformation; reorganization
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
criticism; critique; review; commentary
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
frequent reflection (meditation)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
society; public; community; social studies
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
for example; for instance; e.g.