a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
should do; ought to do; must do
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to knead well; to polish; to refine
different opinion; objection
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
something; some kind of; for some reason
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to think too much; to be over-concerned
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
dealing with; coping with
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
outsider; layman; amateur
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rival; competitor; competition
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)