elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
direct control; direct supervision
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
comparison; something worthy of comparison
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
fields (of rice and other crops)
crops; agricultural produce
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
export; exportation; efferent
contract; compact; agreement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to concern; to be related
conference room; council room
departure; leaving; setting off
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
personage; person (deserving of respect)