simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
pull; patronage; tug; discount
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
from the beginning; from scratch
less than ...; smaller ...
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
in the end; at the end of the day
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
lading; loading; carrying
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
interception (email); wiretap; bug
conviction; belief; confidence
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
reality; actuality; hard fact
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control