to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
restoration; repair; mending
function; facility; faculty; feature
normalcy; normality; normal
working; in operation; running; active
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
foreign enemy; outside invader
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
distant; remote; isolated
possession; retention; maintenance
orders; instructions; directive; command
(exercising) the right to command
secretary-general; director
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
outsider; someone outside of a group
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it