preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to fight against; to oppose; to face
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
self-consciousness; self-awareness
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
at least; at most; (even) just
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to become better; to improve
hospitalization; hospitalisation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone