preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
the very best; excellent; superb
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to cause to swell; to inflame
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
partly open; in half bloom
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to slide into; to slip into
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
both; both sides; both parties
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
bet; wager; stake; gamble