the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
why; how; for what reason
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
leading person; foremost figure
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
research and development; R&D
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
convenient; handy; useful
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
research; study; investigation