reduction by half; halving
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
death by crushing; being crushed to death
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger
horror film; horror movie
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
slightly early; just before
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
overhasty; rash; premature
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want