degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
business world; business circles; (the) industry
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
West Texas Intermediate; WTI
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
financial products; financial instruments
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
establishment; settlement
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Organisation); OECD
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pre-existing; already there; conventional
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
water (hydraulic) pressure
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
production output; number of goods manufactured
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
only recently; just of late
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry