to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
high rating; good reputation
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
in the meanwhile; during the time
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
reform; reformation; reorganization
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
rich country; national enrichment
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
powerful army; strengthening of the military
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
direct connection; direct link
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
already; now; no longer; not any more
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
development; exploitation
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
powerful person; influential person
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)