bygones; the past; past event
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
as; because; with; due to
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
custom; practice; convention; precedent
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
communication skills; communication ability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(political) power; authority; influence
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to sit for an examination
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...