number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
the same ratio or percentage
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
of course; certainly; naturally
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
long ago; previous; of a former age
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
lately; recently; nowadays