prosperity; flourishing; thriving
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
maintenance; preservation; improvement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
sympathy; compassion; pity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
don't you think?; indicates question
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
feeling; sense; impression
secret admirer; closet fan
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on