fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
human relations; personal relationships
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to jump at; to be attracted by
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
you could say; you might say; verging on the
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)