to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
capital; funds; seed money; asset
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
technique; art; skill; move
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
many; much; plenty; hardly
branch office; branch store
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
multinational; transnational
almost; roughly; approximately
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
second level (company, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
reform; reformation; reorganization
by means of; due to; because of; according to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about