several years; a few years
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
half-term; half-time; half period
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
conference room; council room
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to take command; to give direction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
main cause; primary factor
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
agricultural land; farmland
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
high efficiency; high performance
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
in comparison to; rather than
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
general idea; concept; notion
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
possible; likely; probable
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet