to pay attention; to be watchful
promotion; raising of status
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
surname; family name; last name
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
entreaty; supplication; petition
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to say; to be pleased to say
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
good-natured person; nice person
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
clause; article; stipulations
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
complete; whole; perfect; safe