preliminary arrangements; spade work
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
until now; so far; up to the present
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
this one; this way; this method
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
jumping to a wrong conclusion
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever