promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
number one; first; best; most; game; round
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
official business; public business
to increase; to add to; to augment
to make oneself available (free)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
question; inquiry; enquiry
to ask; to enquire; to query
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cruelty; hard-heartedness
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
in comparison to; rather than
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept