social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
proposal; motion; recommendation
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
abusive language; foul language
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
every month; each month; monthly
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
common knowledge; well-known fact
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
counter for (school) periods; nth period
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
radio programme; radio program
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
reestablish; reset (a password)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
anthropophobia; social anxiety disorder
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess