qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
effective control (over territory); working control
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
mountain range; mountain belt
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
annual rate (of interest)
gross national product; GNP
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to defy conventional wisdom
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
Cyrillic alphabet; Cyrillic character
Latin alphabet; Latin character
electrical appliances; electric appliances
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
hill size (in ski jumping); HS