dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
practicality; utility; usefulness
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
abstract or impracticable theory
exemplification; illustrating by example
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to resound; to make a stir
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about