monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
management; administration; operation
to need; to demand; to take; to require
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
such ... as; or some such
hard (life); tough (world)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
utmost limits; extremity; limit
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
life; living; I; me; student
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
closing of a school; closed school
to accept; to receive; to agree
school building; schoolhouse
possession; occupation; occupancy
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt