circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by means of; due to; because of; according to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
secondary meaning; of secondary import
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; situation; position; location
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
in accordance with; according to
(social) position; status
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
mostly involve; principally involve
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile