payment to the government
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
return of something; repayment
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
penalty for contract breach
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
official announcement; proclamation
(apportioning) in small amounts
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
real intention; true motive; true meaning
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
inland districts; inland areas
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
all parts; various parts; every department
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
leader; central personage
exemplary farmer; outstanding farmer
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
starting (construction) work