preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that is to say; so that means
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
sympathy; compassion; pity
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
now that; since; so long as; because
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
these guys; these fellows
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
penalty; sentence; punishment