preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
all; entire; whole; altogether
beginning; outset; first; onset
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
physical education; PE; gym (class)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be detained; to take time
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
library (usu. single-room); small library
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol