dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
charcoal; charred remains
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
cooking; food preparation
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
parts; accessories; components
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
in the same way as; just like
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle