to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
irrational (line of) argument
to appear all together; to be all present
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to say no more; to sink into silence
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to have a talk; to tell a story
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
that's the way it is; such is life
approximation; having a close resemblance
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
most part; greater part; majority