trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
settlement; solution; resolution
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
tedious; boring; being fed up with
domestic affairs; internal administration
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
21st day of the month; 21 days
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
4th day of the month; four days
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
comfort; consolation; diversion
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
pair; the two; both persons; both things
contradiction; inconsistency
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
sense of duty (obligation)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
unproductive; counterproductive