to found/to establish
to destroy
to rule
efforts
to invade
to divide into
zero
nought
nil
nothing
point
vast territory
to lie
to extend
to cover
to border on
in terms of
population
according to
census
two-headed eagle
appear
symbolize
superpower
contain
approximately
| STATISTICS
pie chart
bar chart
graph
table
to stand at
to remain constant
to increase/an increase of
to rise/a rise of
to go up
to grow
to decrease/a decrease of
to fall/a fall of
to drop/a drop of
to decline/a decline of
to reach a peak of
to level off at
to fluctuate
sharply/dramatically
rapidly
slightly
gradually
steadily
at the beginning of
at the end of
in the middle of
| by the beginning of/
by the end of/ by the middle
during/for/over
by 50 %
almost 50%
nearly/about/around 50%
approximately/roughly 50%
more than/over/above 50%
less than/ under 50%
exactly 50%
up to 50%
to double
to gain
to rocket
to halve
to triple
to hit the bottom
to improve
to peak
to plummet
to recover
to soar
to collapse
to stabilise
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