promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
serves you right!; see what happens!
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
almost every day; almost daily
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
the other day; some time ago; recently
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
back street; back alley; off-street
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
inside; interior; inner part
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
main street; avenue; boulevard
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
as expected; as predicted
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
(opening of a) wound; cut
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused