indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(social) position; status
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
contradiction; inconsistency
to cease; to stop; to be over
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
generation; the world; the age
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
while; during (the time when)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hegemony; leadership; initiative
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
bombshell announcement (statement)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
grasp; catch; understanding