promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
ruining a country; ruined country
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
to keep (a person) waiting
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
important point; point to make note of
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
battlefield; battleground
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
1,000,000; one million; million; many
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to freeze; to refrigerate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
opinion; intention; thought
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded