application; request; petition
to be helpful; to be useful
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
those present; attendance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
mental; spiritual; emotional
to sink (into); to get depressed
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
studies; schoolwork; classwork
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy