to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
decrease; reduction; decline
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
soon; shortly; before long
human rights; civil liberties
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
for more details ...; for further information ...
lack of information; data deficiency
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
illness; condition; -pathy
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
otherwise; or else; if not
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
election; selection; choice
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry