formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
commencing with; including
and so; therefore; for that reason
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
that is to say; so that means
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
another thing; other things; another man's property
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
roadside tree; row of trees
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)