economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
several years standing; over several years
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
unit; (musical) group; band
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
secretary general; chief secretary
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
to rebuild; to reconstruct
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to chase; to run after; to pursue
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible