that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
maintenance; preservation; improvement
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
one by one; one each; one at a time
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to turn towards; to point
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(committee) chairman; president
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
each; (arch.) you (plural)
group; party; team; squad; section
squad leader; group leader; team leader
participation; joining; entry; adherence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
abstention; nonparticipation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done