to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
cancellation of a contract
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
participatory; participating; hands-on
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
spontaneous; arising from within; intrinsic; voluntary
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
going to and fro; back and forth
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out