engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
development; exploitation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
split; division; break up
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to compete with; to vie for
revival; restoration; resuscitation
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
quiet; still; surreptitious
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
political measures; policy
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
human; human-like; as a person
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
race (of people); type of person
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
natural disaster; cataclysm
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(not) so much; (not) that much