state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
how much; how many; to what extent
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
utmost limits; extremity; limit
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
cut; reduction; curtailment
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
acceleration; speeding up
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
south entrance; south exit