preparation; arrangements
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to collect; to assemble; to gather
with all one's strength; with all one's might
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to be able to manage somehow or another
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
ingenuity; resourcefulness
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to find out; to discover; to locate
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)
armed forces; military; troops
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
head; lead; vanguard; first
after that; afterwards; thereafter
line; queue; procession; matrix
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow