preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
all the domestic (housekeeping) chores
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
family; members of a family
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
just one person; only one
kitchen; financial situation
to stop walking; to pause
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to begin; to set about; to start
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
houses and inhabitants; population
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
to be erected; to be built
going around; patrol; round; tour
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
environment; circumstance
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to step forward; to volunteer
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff