being dotted with; being scattered
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
each nation; many nations; many countries
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
long ago; already; a long time ago
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
per person; per capita; per head
gross national product; GNP
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
scale; scope; plan; structure
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at