idioms

figure out determine
stand for represent
come across To meet or find by chance

Eliminate Idioms
An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is not derived from the literal meanings of the individual words. Non-native speakers and translators cannot be expected to understand all of the idioms that are used in English.

Technical documents rarely contain blatantly idiomatic phrases like the following:

in a nutshell

the whole nine yards

the bottom line

the eleventh hour

However, keep an eye out for more-subtle idioms:

Use a four-pin Y cable splitter if you are short on four-pin connectors from your power supply.

Use a four-pin Y cable splitter if you don't have enough four-pin connectors from your power supply.

For the most part, corresponding windows in other operating environments show similar results.

Corresponding windows in other operating environments generally show similar results.

When displaying the precedence relationships between activities on the Gantt chart, bear in mind the following facts:

When displaying the precedence relationships between activities on the Gantt chart, consider the following facts: