explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
war; fighting; fierce competition
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
battlefield; battleground
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
export; exportation; efferent
unprecedented; record-breaking
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
light and darkness; light and shade
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to carry (a child) on one's back
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
society; public; community; social studies
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
system; institution; organization; organisation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing