diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
stable supply; reliable supply
excessive supply; oversupply
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
sales; selling; marketing
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be needed; to be wanted
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
100,000,000; one hundred million
to be saved up (of money)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dominion; territory; possession
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
drinking party; get-together
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
India rubber tree (Ficus elastica)