committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
possession; retention; maintenance
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to repeat; to be frequent
war; fighting; fierce competition
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter