clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)