to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
danger; peril; hazard; risk
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
enumeration; citation; listing
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator