background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
human relations; personal relationships
sale; sales; selling; marketing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
island in a pond or river
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
satoshi (0.00000001 of a bitcoin)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
matter for the police; brush with the law
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work