regular time; stated period
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to manage something successfully; to be successful
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
when looked at in that way
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
something like ...; something called ...
classification; categorization; sorting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
preference; priority; precedence
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to telephone; to make a phone call
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
female friend; woman friend
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist