promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
existence; being; life; survival
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
beginning; clue; starting point
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
prickling; stinging; tingling
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
experiment; experimentation
function; facility; faculty; feature
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
rational; reasonable; logical
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)