to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pointing out; identification
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
convenient; handy; useful
three; three years of age
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to begin; to set about; to start
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)