all companies; each company
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
our country; our land; one's own country
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
within; inside of; less than
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
than; from; out of; except; but; more
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
outside the country; abroad
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
not necessarily so; is not always true
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to employ; to hire; to charter
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground