preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
already; now; no longer; not any more
conviction; belief; confidence
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
study group; study meeting
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
not caring; not giving a damn
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly