a promise or a contract made with somebody

a statement that something will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it

(guarantee, promise)

a decision to stop something that has already been arranged from happening; a statement that something will not happen

to discover the facts about something; to calculate something exactly

to become involved with and try to understand something/somebody

to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you

to bind legally or morally

one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal agreement or argument

preparations that you make for something that might or will happen in the future

to deal with successfully; to declare; conviction

detailed and exact