chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
supply; supplying; replenishment
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
computerized tomography; CT
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification