the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
heart; guts; nerve; central part
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
please (give me); please (do for me)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely