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
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
human relations; personal relationships
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
by means of; due to; because of; according to
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
study; pursuit of knowledge
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
environment; circumstance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
consequently; as a result
to be surprised; to be astonished
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
every person; each one; everybody
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
every year; yearly; annually
humanities and sciences; social sciences and hard sciences; context; (line of) reasoning
one by one; one each; one at a time
such; this sort of; like this
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to collect; to assemble; to gather
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack