let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
decrease; reduction; decline
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
starvation; famine; hunger
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
war; fighting; fierce competition
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
natural calamity; disaster
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state