to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue ; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times) ; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death ; to be slow (of a clock or watch)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane ; to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise ; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; to get mixed up ; to go crazy (over someone or something); to get enthusiastic; to go wild
to restrict; to limit; to confine ; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to ; to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt ; right (when); just (as) ; just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of ; really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
to step on; to tread on; to trample on ; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit ; to experience; to undergo ; to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete ; to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise ; to rhyme ; to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk) ; to corrode; to weather; to crumble ; to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice) ; to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt ; to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down ; to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to ; to lose a bet ; to be drenched; to become sopping wet
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin ; to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do ; to almost do; to come close to doing
terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...
first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking; leading; eminent; top ; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); unique (to) ; school (e.g. of flower arrangement) ; one flag; one banner; one streamer
to invite; to ask ; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to ; to call in; to send for; to summon ; to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
to finish; to end; to be completed ; to merely result in something less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry