first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
future (usually near); prospects
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
if so; in that case; in that situation
heir; inheritor; successor
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
nice; likeable; desirable
order of chivalry; chivalric order
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
standard value; reference value; nominal value
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be forward; to be impertinent
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
much less; to say nothing of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
respect and affection; love and respect
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
thought; consideration; thinking
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post