subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
creator; inventor; developer
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
guardian; protector; patron; parent
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
pirated edition; pirated version; bootleg copy
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
in session; in progress; under way; open
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
leadership; initiative; spearhead
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
animation studio; animation production company
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball