to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
reduction; diminution; abatement
prohibition; inhibition; ban
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
financial muscle; economic clout
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
money paid to the government
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
preference; priority; precedence
political measures; policy
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
income; receipts; revenue
ability; capability; skill
proposal; offer; request; application
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to become better; to improve
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life