soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
even though; despite; when
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
don't you think?; indicates question
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is not (like that) either
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
script; screenplay; scenario
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
love story; romance; love affair
to be worried; to be troubled
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
children's story; fairy tale
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
story; tale; talk; discussion