edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
under control (e.g. of territory)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
group of companies; combine
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
board or officer's meeting
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to annoy; to cause trouble
originally; by nature; from the start
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
pressure; oppression; suppression
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
smuggling; contraband trade
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
social unrest; public anxiety
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored