if you think about it; come to think of it
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to have one's name entered (in a list)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
die all together; go to the grave together
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inspector general; commissioner
defense; defence; protection
commandant; commanding officer; general
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
duty; function; office; mission; task
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with