preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to repeat; to do something over again
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
forcibly; against one's will
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
is something that; is that which
almost every day; almost daily
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to put into effect; to put into practice
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
connection; linking; linkage; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)