person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
preparation; arrangements
poor physical health; bad shape
to use up all one's strength
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
curse; spell; malediction
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to collapse into; to flop onto
to have a talk; to tell a story
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to pay attention; to be watchful
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other