relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
etc.; et cetera; and so on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)