preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be needed; to be wanted
materials; data; document
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
popular (hit) program (programme)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
planning; project; plan; design
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
probability; likelihood; chances
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
impossible; unlikely; improbable
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
such; this sort of; like this
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ago; since; before; previous
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days