frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to bring; to take; to bring about
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
maintaining the status quo
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to discuss; to talk together
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
settlement; solution; resolution
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase