preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
close; intimate; on good terms
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
as a child; when one was a child
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
critical (condition); serious
riskiness; (level of) danger
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
considerably; fairly; quite
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
making practical; making useful; implementing
establishment; settlement
to become possible; to become able to (do)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
without; but if; otherwise; or else
all; entire; whole; altogether
performing a surgical operation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
failure; mistake; blunder
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost