three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
finish; end; completion; result
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
relation; connection; relevance
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
articles; supplies; parts
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
living by oneself; living alone
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to begin; to set about; to start
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
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)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?