restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
that's the way it is; such is life
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
control; management (e.g. of a business)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to tear off; to strip; to rob
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
while alive; during one's lifetime
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
roguelike (genre of computer game with typically ASCII graphics)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
beginning; outset; first; onset
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain