control; management (e.g. of a business)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to move (house); to change residence
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
suspicious character (person, figure)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
street; quarter; district; area
general; popular; common; typical
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
on countless occasions; many a time
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but