globalization; globalisation
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
head; leader; prime minister
cabinet (of a government); ministry
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
early post war period; immediately after the war
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to repeat; to do something over again
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to maintain; to continue to have
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
natural; reasonable; understandable
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
example; illustration; precedent