head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to complete decisively; to do to completion
letter; missive; note; mail
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
had better ...; had better not ...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to come and go; to go back and forth
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to be downhearted; to look miserable
standard; set; routine; decided