these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
reality; actuality; hard fact
grasp; catch; understanding
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
infant baptism; pedobaptism; paedobaptism
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
all-America; pan-American; all of America
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
social class; social strata; social scale
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
a help; an aid; some assistance
Kentucky; Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
inland districts; inland areas
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
time; season; period; phase; stage
birth; creation; formation
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down