substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
plural; multiple; several
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
whole face; all over one's face
Big Three (car makers, TV networks, etc.)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
wherein; therein; thereinto
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
all companies; each company
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
individual; one by one; separate; each
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
only recently; just of late
color bars (television test pattern); colour bars
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to palm off; to force a sale
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
big corporation; major firm; leading company
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end