commander; commanding officer; CO
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to keep a watchful eye on
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
construction; establishment
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
long (time that has passed); old (story)
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
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)
position; location; base; point; site
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
underground train; subway
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
use; utilization; utilisation; application
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
from here; from this place
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)