cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
group; party; team; squad; section
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
this point; now; this late in the game
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
is something that; is that which
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
survival; survivor; relic
to well up; to burst; to arise
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
village; human habitation; human settlement
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source