to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
transactions; dealings; business
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to triumph; to be elated with success
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to install; to equip; to mount
light; right; right field; right fielder
one by one; one after another; successively
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be in danger of; to be liable to
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
beginning; outset; first; onset
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to sob; to be choked with tears
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to apologize; to apologise
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind