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)
retention; maintenance; preservation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
aggressiveness; aggression
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to mark the end; to spell the end
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
secret; private; surreptitious
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit