preparation; arrangements
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
co-sleeping; sleeping together
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
medicine taken internally
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
antibacterial drug; antimicrobial drug
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
sword skills; swordsmanship
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to have troubles; to have concerns
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to feel depressed; to be down
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch