commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first time; first; initial
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
original story; original version; this volume
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
curse; spell; malediction
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
at that time; in those days
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to do together; to share; to participate in
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to