to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
second day of the month; two days
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
sympathy; compassion; pity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
process; course; mechanism
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
to speak; to hear a voice
tail (animal); tail end; tip
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sympathy; empathy; response
difficult to ...; hard to ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)