promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
memory; sense; experience
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
planning; project; plan; design
direct mail; direct message
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to apologize; to apologise
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
recommendation; referral; endorsement
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
establishment; settlement
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
later on; eventually; afterwards
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
private affairs; personal matter
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
that; the matter in question
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any