bad influence; negative influence
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
rational; reasonable; logical
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
personal affair; one's own affair
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
right in the middle (of); midst; height
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
based on; built on; made from
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
computer science; information engineering
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
digitization; digitalization
stability; security; equilibrium
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
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
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
like this; this sort; this way
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
increase in speed; acceleration
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
support; backing; aid; assistance