to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
call; summons; convening; convocation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
convention; tired tradition; old custom
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
after death; posthumously
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
postwar period; period after Second World War
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to need; to call for; to require
number of persons; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
accumulation; accumulate; store
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
as; because; with; due to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
system; organization; organisation; architecture
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
depending on; dependent on