arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
plan; protocol; manifest; program
in the city; in the community
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
direct unforked road; straight path
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
whispering into a person's ear
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
attendance; presence; appearance
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
distant look; faraway look
as planned; according to plan
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
thousand years; millennium; eternity
interchange; international; international school; inter-
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
comparatively; relatively
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition