to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
addition; appendix; note; supplement
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
noisy; confused; uproarious
to appease; to suppress; to calm
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
chance (of success); odds
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
preservation; retainment; keeping
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
much less; to say nothing of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
based on; built on; made from
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into