fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; hour; period; class
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go out and away; to leave
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 play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
chilly; unpleasantly cold
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on