among countries; between countries
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
international; diplomatic intercourse
general idea; concept; notion
extensive; vast range; wide scope
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
digression; dicta; dictums
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
contradiction; inconsistency
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
agricultural community; farm village; rural
proletariat; lower classes
independence; self-reliance
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
common people; ordinary people; masses
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
the Industrial Revolution
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
cooking; food preparation
cold; coldness; chilliness
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
supply center; supply centre
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually