outside the country; abroad
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
place; situation; position; location
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
sharing; share (on social media); market share
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
power map; power structure; power relationships
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
your acquaintance; people who know
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity