way (of doing); manner; method; means
before it happens; beforehand
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
several people; a few people
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
selection; choice; screening
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
intuition; instinct; hunch
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
superiority; predominance
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to form a group; to form a bunch
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
stating (one's views); expressing
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report