entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
discretion; discretionary power
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
point of compromise; common ground
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
cosmic horror; Lovecraftian horror
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension