to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
possible; likely; probable
abuse; misuse; perversion
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
really; truly; indeed; good grief
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
cooperation; collaboration
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
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)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
way (of doing); manner; method; means
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
how many people; a number of people
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
question; inquiry; enquiry