staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
meeting hall; assembly hall
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
unification; centralization; centralisation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
control; management (e.g. of a business)
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
interior; inside; internal
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
although I say; although one might say; although called