few decades; many decades; several decades
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
steady; firm; solid; secure
financial muscle; economic clout
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
big family principle; extended family policy
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
strategic resources; strategic materials
family; relatives; dependents; household
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
enterprise; business; company; corporation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes