basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to spread; to be propagated
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
complementation; supplementation; completion
to find out; to discover; to locate
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
outsider; layman; amateur
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to get one's head around; to think about
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
clearing one's throat; cough
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be worried; to be troubled
to have an eye on; to zero in on
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)