goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
time; season; period; phase; stage
interruption; suspension; break
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
science and technology; scientific technique
progress; advance; improvement; development
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the Industrial Revolution
foundation stone; cornerstone
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
transport; transportation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
military personnel; soldier
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
several years; a few years
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest