to recall; to remember; to recollect
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
periodic; regular; routine
people; citizens; subjects; folk
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to have a talk; to tell a story
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
although I say; although one might say; although called
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to some extent; to a certain extent
to have a good idea; to be able to predict