it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
at a stroke; with a single swoop
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so