preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
how; in what way; by what means
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
information bureau; intelligence department
material; materials; data; information; documents
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
tag (children's game); tig
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge