preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to approach; to draw near
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
absence due to illness; sick leave
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to call the roll; to take attendance
adds force or indicates command
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it