beforehand; in advance; previously
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
beginning; outset; first; onset
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
just a minute; small quantity
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
go that far; to that extent
thought; consideration; thinking
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
letter; missive; note; mail
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
plural; multiple; several
still; even now; to this day
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be flexible; to be accommodating
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade