large company; large enterprise; large corporation
business; trade; operations; sales
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
disparate society; stratified society
relation; connection; affinity
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
human relations; personal relationships
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
superior; superiors; senior
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
establishment; foundation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation