to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
anything and everything; just about everything
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
throughput; processing power
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to need; to call for; to require
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
surname; family name; last name
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory