where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main cause; primary factor
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
moderate faction; moderates
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
leader; authority; mainstay
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
final; eventual; ultimate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
difficult to ...; hard to ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)