customs (duties); duty; tariff
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; blackmail
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); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; 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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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; actually
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
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 (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on 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