preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
feelings; thoughts; meaning
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
modesty; humility; being humble
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
one party; one faction; one clique
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
intelligence gathering; information gathering
honorific/polite/humble prefix
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
source (of supply); channel
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
systematic; organized; organizational
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
university student; college student
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
index finger; forefinger; second toe
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
regarding as very likely (to win, succeed, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time