early (days); initial stage; initial
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
looking on; remaining a spectator
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
how long; how much; to what extent
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to capture; to seize; to plunder
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
how; in what way; by what means