commandant; commanding officer; general
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
systematic; organized; organizational
transfer; transport; removal
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
secret; private; surreptitious
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be consistent; to be coherent
as usual; as is one's habit
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
badness; evilness; bad; evil
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance