promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
declaration; proclamation; announcement
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
tacit; unspoken; implicit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
while; even though; despite
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
unfortunately; regrettably
one of these days; someday; one day
second coming; second advent
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in accordance with; according to
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)