colonization; colonisation
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one part; one portion; one section
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
election; selection; choice
resolution; decision; vote
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
starvation; famine; hunger
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
the people; citizens; the populace
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now