when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
gray or silver haired (grey)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
patent; special permission; license; licence
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
work; business; company; study
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
base structure; underlying structure
have to do; must; should; ought to
special theory of relativity
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
World War III; Third World War
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
just because; even if; even though
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar