that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
nice; likeable; desirable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
joint enterprise; joint venture
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring; to take; to bring about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
granted that; even if; even though
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that