understood; I see; OK; present; here
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
without; but if; otherwise; or else
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to feel; to sense; to experience
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
it's been a long time; long time no see
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
the other day; lately; recently
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)