promise;  agreement;  convention;  rule;  destiny;  fate
 contract;  compact;  agreement
 approximately;  about;  promise;  appointment;  shortening;  reduction
 reservation;  appointment;  contract;  subscription;  programming (e.g. a device);  setting (e.g. a timer)
 promise;  agreement;  arrangement;  something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag);  typical or clichéd development (in a story);  something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
 to keep a promise;  to keep one's word
 limitation;  restriction;  condition;  constraints
 (written) contract;  agreement
 breaking off an engagement
 to break a promise;  to go back on one's word;  to renege
 treaty;  pact;  convention;  agreement
 oath;  vow;  pledge;  covenant
 intensiveness;  collecting;  summarizing;  putting together
 party to a contract;  subscriber;  policy owner (insurance)
 oath;  pledge;  pact;  covenant;  alliance
 firm promise;  definite promise
 appointment;  rendezvous;  date
 agreement;  rules;  code;  protocol;  convention;  bylaw
 verbal promise;  one's word
 previous engagement;  prior contract
 agreement;  stipulation;  contract
 written oath;  covenant;  pledge
 promise;  vow;  engagement;  convention;  rule;  resolution
 cancellation of a contract
 to break a promise;  to go back on one's word;  to renege
 thrift;  economy;  frugality
 public commitment;  public promise;  campaign pledge;  official vow
 penalty for contract breach
 to promise;  to abridge;  to simplify;  to reduce
 sphincter;  sphincter muscle;  constrictor
 non-aggression pact;  non-aggression treaty
 to make an appointment;  to make a reservation
 slave contract (in the entertainment industry);  harsh, slave-like long-term contract
 down payment;  contract money
 reservation system;  appointment system;  (on) a subscription basis
 thrifty person;  frugal person;  economizer
 (practice of) simplicity and frugality;  scrimping and saving
 pact;  convention;  agreement
 greatest common divisor;  GCD
 Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928);  Pact of Paris
 lease agreement;  rental contract
 conditions of a contract;  terms of a contract
 contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement);  formal agreement;  contract at hand
 new contract;  new agreement;  New Testament
 breach of contract;  default
 old promise;  old agreement;  old covenant;  Old Testament
 nonfulfillment of a contract;  contractual non-performance;  breach of contract
 to break a promise;  to go back on one's word;  to renege
 special contract;  special agreement;  rider (insurance)
 contract marriage;  marriage by contract
 as promised;  true to one's promise
 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation;  NATO
 terms of service;  terms of use;  terms and conditions
 engagement;  betrothal;  marriage contract
 free agency;  free contract;  free booking;  freelance
 to break a promise;  to go back on one's word;  to renege
 breaking (an agreement, promise);  cancellation (of a contract)
 agreement;  stipulation;  article;  clause
 contract negotiation;  contract discussion
 promise;  agreement;  arrangement;  something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag);  typical or clichéd development (in a story);  something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
 Warsaw Treaty Organization
 Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
 economical person;  thrifty person;  saver
 conclusion of a contract;  consummation of a contract
 time preservation;  saving time
 (marriage) engagement;  secret treaty;  tacit understanding;  private contract
 reservation;  order acceptance
 to keep a promise;  to keep one's word
 summary;  contraction;  verbal agreement
 previous engagement;  previous promise
 reservation slip;  reservation voucher
 non-disclosure agreement;  NDA
 security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
 Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854);  Convention of Kanagawa;  Kanagawa Treaty;  unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
 laws regulating expenditures;  sumptuary edicts;  thrift ordinance
 contract expiry;  contract expiration
 The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858);  Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
 curtailment of expenditure;  financial retrenchment
 as promised;  true to one's promise
 conciseness;  brevity;  simplification
 consulting agreement;  advisory contract
 a broken promise;  breaking one's word
 social contract;  social compact;  FIS xref
 signatory nation;  treaty power;  party to a treaty;  contracting state
 Treaty of Versailles (1919)
 Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
 Treaty of Versailles (1919)
 social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
 Treaty of Portsmouth (ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905)
 treaty of peace and amity;  peace treaty
 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;  Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
 rental agreement;  rental contract;  lease
 reduction of a fraction (to lowest terms)
 contract law;  law of contract
 confirmation number;  reservation number;  reference number
 Vienna Convention (on Diplomatic Relations)
 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
 limiting conditions;  constraint
 Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939);  German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
 to abridge;  to shorten;  to economize
 promise;  vow;  engagement;  convention;  rule;  resolution
 social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
 Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
 treaty of commerce and navigation
 policy statement;  manifesto
 outsourcing agreement;  operating agreement;  subcontracting arrangement
 reservation required;  prior booking essential
 signatory (country);  party (to a treaty)
 tentative reservation;  tentative booking
 agency;  official dealership;  distributor
 booking confirmation;  reservation confirmation
 reservation desk (of an airline)
 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty;  CTBT
 Treaty of San Francisco;  Treaty of Peace with Japan (Sept. 8, 1951)
 chemical weapons ban treaty
 prenuptial agreement;  prenup
 punctuation marks and other special symbols
 Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
 abridgment;  abridgement;  condensation;  contraction
 non-disclosure agreement;  NDA
 (software) license agreement
 Convention of Peking (1860)
 conservation of resources
 publication after securing subscriptions
 prenuptial agreement;  prenup
 labor agreement;  labour agreement
 policyholder;  insurance policyholder
 share warrant;  subscription warrant;  call option
 treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation
 International Covenants on Human Rights;  ICCPR;  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;  ICESCR
 Treaty of Rome (treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 1957)
 concise;  brief;  humble;  frugal;  modest;  discrete
 freight or carriage contract
 tax treaty;  bilateral tax agreement
 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty;  START
 United Nations convention
 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty (1910)
 treaty power;  treaty signatory
 commensuration;  reduction to a common measure
 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
 online booking;  online reservation
 penalty clause;  breach of contract clause
 Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty;  FMCT
 sphincter muscle of urinary bladder
 negotiated contract;  limited tender contract
 membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)
 dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one;  feeling oneself above the given work (role);  not up to the task;  (being) out of one's depth
 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty;  NPT
 Articles of Confederation (1781)
 Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875);  Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
 thrifty;  frugal;  economical
 Convention of Peking (1860)
 online booking;  online reservation
 Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875);  Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
 irreducible representation
 high contracting powers;  signatories
 reciprocal treaty;  treaty of reciprocity
 an onerous contract;  contract made for a consideration
 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (1972);  London Convention
 knowledge-intensive industry
 Universal Copyright Convention
 head feature convention;  HFC
 ANZUS Treaty (Australia, New Zealand and the United States)
 correspondent arrangement
 safety of life at sea;  SOLAS
 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972);  ABM
 United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
 Treaty of Peace with Japan;  Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8, 1951)
 business transfer agreement
 exclusive distributorship agreement;  sole sales contract
 memorandum of agreement on general trade terms and conditions
 sales notes;  sales contract
 labour intensive industry
 research outsourcing contract
 support services agreement contract
 individual outsourcing agreement
 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (United Nations, 1948)
 bond with warrant attached;  warrant bond;  WB
 Treaty of San Stefano (ending the Russo-Turkish War, 1878)
 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
 yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)
 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty (1910)
 Treaty on European Union (1993)
 quality of service agreement, contract
 software license agreement
 software license agreement
 transaction tree constraint
 hierarchical constraint set
 RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
 bandwidth reservation;  bandwidth contract
 unstructured (constraint set)
 reserved name use parameter
 Convention on Biological Diversity;  CBD
 unconditional cancellation of a contract
 international contract (agreement)
 worker with a fixed term contract of employment
 United Nations Human Rights Council;  UNHRC
 consideration (in contract law, the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise)
 United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
 Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation (1896)
 contraction (in phonetics)
 accidental death rider (insurance term);  AD;  accidental death benefit rider
 reservationist;  person whose job is to take reservations
 constraint satisfaction problem (esp. in AI);  CSP
 Treaty of Shimoda (1855);  treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan
 consent to an application for a contract
 advance reservation required
 advance reservations not required
 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe;  CFE
 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe;  CFE Treaty
 nonaggression pact;  nonaggression treaty
 third party beneficiary contract
 capital-intensive industry
 labor-intensive industry;  labour-intensive industry
 churn prevention;  churn management
 agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)
 sphincter muscle of the pupil;  sphincter pupillae
 abridged edition;  abridged version;  abridgement
 agency;  official dealership;  distributor
 in a word;  in short;  in summary;  summing up;  to sum up