surroundings; environs; circumference
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
material; substance; matter
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
long time; several hours; long spell
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to increase; to add to; to augment
little by little; bit by bit
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency