preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
tumbler; self-righting doll
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be worried; to be troubled
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
that is to say; so that means
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
midwinter; dead of winter
to sniff out; to get wind of