to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
please (give me); please (do for me)
headquarters; head office; main office
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
(written) contract; agreement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to concern; to be related
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
written oath; covenant; pledge
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
beginning; outset; first; onset