preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to spit out; to eject; to dump
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
small; fine; detailed; stingy
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
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
several years; a few years
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
record of proceedings; minutes
estimate (of costs); budget
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
keeping things tidy and in order
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart