together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(period of) a year; during an era
reaching; attaining; arrival
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
literature; books (reference); document
discovery; detection; finding
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
successive generations; successive emperors
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
in spite of; regardless of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to make one's own; to take possession of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
about; concerning; related to; -ish
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
secret; private; surreptitious
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position