ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
at that time; in those days
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beginning; outset; first; onset
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
don't you think?; indicates question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
control; management (e.g. of a business)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to repeat; to do something over again
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
on the occasion of; at the time of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying