duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
(college) president; secretary-general
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
ago; since; before; previous
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
conference room; council room
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to collect; to assemble; to gather
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
topic of discussion; agenda
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
the other day; a few days ago
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
main cause; primary factor
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time