to begin; to set about; to start
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
heart; guts; nerve; central part
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak