common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
by means of; due to; because of; according to
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
that is to say; so that means
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
than; from; out of; except; but; more
until now; so far; up to the present
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scenery; scene; landscape
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
beyond this point; from now on; after this
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
pair; the two; both persons; both things
business integration; business merger; integration of management
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
birth; creation; formation
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
use; utilization; utilisation; application
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
survival; survivor; relic
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit