preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
correction; revision; amendment
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that; the matter in question
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
good-quality; superior in quality
local specialty; special product (of a region)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
this occasion; at this time; now
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to enter into diplomatic relations
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
curse; spell; malediction
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter