mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
questioning (e.g. by police)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
not caring; not giving a damn
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
reopening after renovation
to refer to; to use as reference
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
another time; some other time
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to take flight; to disappear
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to speak; to hear a voice
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
unedited remarks; frank opinions
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
scene; spectacle; sight; view
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
continuously; throughout; in succession
by today; before the day is over
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
already; now; no longer; not any more
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
tedious; boring; being fed up with
heap; pile; stack; full measure
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game