to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to breathe out; to exhale
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
beforehand; in advance; previously
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to harm; to cause harm to
sincere; honest; faithful
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible