preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
control; management (e.g. of a business)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
interview (e.g. for a job)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
such; this sort of; like this
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting