promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
job hunting; job searching
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
complicity (in a crime); collusion
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up