cooperation; collaboration
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
twice; again; second time
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
clinic; medical office; infirmary
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to make a sale of government property
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
large hospital; major hospital
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works