just; right; pure; genuine; truth
plain; plateau; tableland
sympathy; compassion; pity
to explain; to solve; to make clear
retention; maintenance; preservation
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
in terms of; from the point of view of
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
transfer; assignment; conveyance
transactions; dealings; business
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
unwise plan; bad policy; inexpediency
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to rewrite; to adapt (e.g. a novel)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
scholarship; scientific attainments
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy