to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
patent; special permission; license; licence
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
list of the richest people; billionaires list
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
financial muscle; economic clout
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
speech; expression; wording; language
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to take off one's glasses
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
several years; a few years
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone