to narrow; to reduce; to contract
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
classification; categorization; sorting
in order; in turn; one by one
conversely; on the contrary
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
solution; solution strategy
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
cessation; (coming to an) end
priority; order of precedence
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
indirection; indirectness
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation