name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
that day; the very same day
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
absence; disregard; indifference
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
estimate (of costs); budget
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to refer to; to use as reference
special; particular; peculiar; unique
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
proposal; proposition; suggestion
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
difficult to ...; hard to ...
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)