constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
number of persons; personnel
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be too numerous; to be too much
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to some extent; to a certain extent
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
grasp; catch; understanding
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to think constantly about; to dwell on
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
system; institution; organization; organisation