contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
straight-laced person; stubborn person
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
surroundings; environs; circumference
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
future (usually near); prospects
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
elopement; running away with a lover
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be conspicuous; to stand out
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be found; to be discovered
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!