to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to need; to call for; to require
just because; even if; even though
cut; reduction; curtailment
much less; to say nothing of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
restoration; return to health
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
non-player character; NPC
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to dispose of; to sell off
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel