preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
health; healthy; sound; fit
treatment; service; handling; management
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
what kind of; what sort of; what
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)