judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to be pleased with; to suit
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
relief activity; relief work
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
construction; architecture (of buildings)
firm; strong; solid; stable
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
background research; research into the period
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
natural virtue; personal virtue
design; idea; conception; plan
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
sale; sales; selling; marketing
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop