in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
patent application; patent filings
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; private
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
to increase; to add to; to augment
share (in a company); stock
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
such; like that; that sort of; very
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
instead; but (on the other hand)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating