one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to collect; to assemble; to gather
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
beginning; outset; first; onset
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
personal attack; personal denunciation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lend an ear to; to listen to
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
police; police officer; police station
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
settlement; solution; resolution
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something