promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
letter; missive; note; mail
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
even if; even though; however; no matter how
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to make an appearance; to show up
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
about; concerning; related to; -ish
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
searching for someone; search for a missing person
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
period of time; time slot; time zone
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
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 make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother