basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
if you think about it; come to think of it
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
leadership; initiative; spearhead
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
battle formation; military formation
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to discuss; to talk together
expression; look; countenance; face
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of