meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preface; introduction; preamble
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent