system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one-by-one; separately; in detail
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
influence; clout; leverage
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
dozens; scores of; decades
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(distinction of) sex; gender
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
self-torturing; masochistic
thought; consideration; thinking
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel