traditional; conventional
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
close; intimate; on good terms
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
meaning; significance; sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
all; entire; whole; altogether
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
security firm; security company
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat