to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
initial value; initializing value; default value
to gain strength; to have energy
fighting in numerous battles
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
degree of relative priority
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
one end; an end; part; fragment
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
conjecture; guesswork; guess
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
mountain climber; mountaineer
machine parts; machinery; equipment
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to spread; to be propagated
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
reduction of armaments; disarmament
intelligence or information network
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
business plan; business schedule; project
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class