common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
mass communication; mass media
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
entropy; entropy (information theory)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
from the beginning; from scratch
absorption; suction; attraction
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
this world; this life; world of the living
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
wandering; jobless; unemployed
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
minister (of a government department)