integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
topic of discussion; agenda
every evening; night after night
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
pull; patronage; tug; discount
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
article; clause; stipulation
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to grumble; to make difficulties
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
during; for the duration of
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
fixed interval; fixed period
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
maid; helper; help; assistance
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
the future; future prospects
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with