promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
time; hour; period; class
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
malicious; deliberately mean
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pupil; student; schoolchild
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial