insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
personal feelings; self-interest
on the occasion of; at the time of
to discuss; to talk together
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
there being no use in arguing (about it)
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
pardon; remission; amnesty
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
treatment (of a person); dealing with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
conference room; council room
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up