promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
accurate; correct; precise; exact
amount of money; sum of money
sales; selling; marketing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
100,000; hundred thousand
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(department) store; (department) stores
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
(another's) daughter; young lady
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
mountain stream; mountain torrent
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to surround; to crowd around
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)