comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
bluff; false show of power; bold front
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
striking; remarkable; considerable
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
breakdown of negotiations
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
first meeting; first interview with
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent