to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
wrong; different; not like that
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
by means of; due to; because of; according to
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
violent explosion; bursting
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
than; from; out of; except; but; more
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge