laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to make coffee; to brew coffee
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
curse; spell; malediction
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout