year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
work; business; company; study
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
company president; manager; director
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
witnessing; observing; sighting
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I see; that's right; indeed
tenth day of the month; ten days