approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
participant; entrant; player; competitor
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
silence (not speaking); muteness
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
several people; a few people
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
input; (data) entry; typing
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
display; (computer) display; monitor
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
nod; inclination of the head
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part