preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
cook-house; galley; kitchen
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
door; gate; opening; title page
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
battlefield; battleground
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
finish; end; completion; result
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
mental; spiritual; emotional
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
wedding ring; wedding band
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
settlement; conclusion; summary