process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
literature; books (reference); document
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
calamity; disaster; misfortune
each nation; many nations; many countries
preparation; provision; guarding
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
final adjustment; final coordination
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)