foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
hard struggle; strenuous effort
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
good (place to leave off); convenient
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
materials; data; document
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
question; inquiry; enquiry
some people; a few people; several people
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into