preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
family; members of a family
question; inquiry; enquiry
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to look forward to something
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
real thing; original; actual
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
serious wound; serious injury
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
free ticket; free admission ticket
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for