to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
military force; military strength
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
dominion; territory; possession
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus