future; possible; potential; prospective
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
down payment; contract money
fixed interval; fixed period
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
another shop, store, or firm
the first and second; a few
(period of) a year; during an era
general; popular; common; typical
employee; employer; person hiring others
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
separation; farewell; parting
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
marriageable age; chance of marriage
(someone else's) child; child; kid
life or death; existence; destiny
to need; to demand; to take; to require
arrival of goods; goods received
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
(your) daughter; young woman