at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
topic of discussion; agenda
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
proposal; proposition; suggestion
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
wall bearing no exposed pillars
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
invitation; introduction; temptation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
complete; whole; perfect; safe
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
on the occasion of; at the time of
negotiations; discussions; connection
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)