procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how many months?; how long?
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
outside the country; abroad
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
knowing; (an) acquaintance
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
long-established; old-established; traditional
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful