promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
home area; home town; local
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
how; in what way; by what means
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be conspicuous; to stand out
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rather; better; instead; if anything
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
central government office; head office; this office
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
development; exploitation
to incur someone's enmity
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)