expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
secret; private; surreptitious
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
answering machine; answerphone
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
man of the hour; woman of the hour
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
public safety; public welfare
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
participation; joining; entry; adherence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ago; since; before; previous
of no interest; not interested
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out