growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
in person; personally; directly
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
rebellious phase; rebellious age
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to repeat; to do over again
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
illegitimate child; secret love child
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care