thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
how; in what way; by what means
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
declaration; proclamation; announcement
settlement; payment of account
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
third day of the month; three days
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
within the year; before the year is out
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
literally; to the letter; literal
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
instead; but (on the other hand)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
stagnation; hindrance; delay