exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to order; to command; to appoint
hot topic; talk of the town
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
shady; underhanded; questionable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
sanity; consciousness; soberness
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
street stall; stand; booth
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
country living; life in the country; country life
one large ...; a great ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
generation; the world; the age
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
point in common; common feature
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to cut down; to chop down; to fell