progress; advance; improvement; development
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
technical civilization; technical civilisation
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
consumption; expenditure; spending
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
establishment; settlement
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
chlorofluorocarbon gas; CFC gas
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
small; fine; detailed; stingy
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)