to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
that is to say; so that means
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
decision; settlement; definition
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
remaining quantity; residual quantity
how; in what way; how about; questionable
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)