near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sampling food; tasting; trying
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
preliminary investigation; preparation
participation; joining; entry; adherence
final; eventual; ultimate
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very busy (person or thing)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
inside one's heart; in one's mind