direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
schedule; program; calendar
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
settlement; solution; resolution
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
had better ...; had better not ...
last night; yesterday evening
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)