thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
development; exploitation
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
World War III; Third World War
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
government; administration
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to accept; to receive; to agree
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
antiquity; the previous era
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
suffix for familiar person
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
older sister; lass; young lady
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays