present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
cooperation; collaboration
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to join forces; to cooperate
tenth day of the month; ten days
armed might; military power; the sword; force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
allegiance; obedience; submission
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be needed; to be wanted
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
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
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
very likely; very probable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)