preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
how long; how much; to what extent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
relatively; comparatively
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
construction; establishment
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder