number of persons; personnel
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
system; institution; organization; organisation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
go that far; to that extent
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
light; right; right field; right fielder
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to bury; to embed; to implant
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
operation; functioning; running
creation; generation; formation; derivation
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
and yet; though; when; in spite of
self-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbish