time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
priority; order of precedence
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
on countless occasions; many a time
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
consent; assent; approval; permission
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
pending question; unresolved problem
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to stop walking; to pause
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)