promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
decision; determination; resolution
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
negotiations; discussions; connection
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pick up; to find; to gather
rising; ascending; climbing
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
alone; unaided; away from home
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
witnessing; observing; sighting