postponement; deferment; adjournment
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
marriage ceremony; wedding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be thrilled; to be excited
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to come to one's senses; to calm down
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
one's way (ahead); one's path
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
corridor; hallway; passageway
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
empress dowager; queen mother
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade