in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
presumption; assumption; estimation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
business world; business circles; (the) industry
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
tendency; trend; inclination
legislation; development of laws
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
interior; inside; internal
monolith; large slab of rock
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
special; particular; peculiar; unique
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with