flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
preparation; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
living; lifestyle; living room
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
the other day; a few days ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
single word; a few words; brief comment
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
top news; front-page news; lead story
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)