verbal promise; one's word
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
fee; charge; rate; material
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
like water; like it grows on trees
relation; connection; relevance
enterprise; business; company; corporation
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
illegal channel; back channel; black market
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to be helpful; to be useful
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
sexy; popular; well-liked
married woman; another's wife
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)