preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
precondition; prerequisite
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
when it becomes; when it comes to
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
and (also); both ... and; as well as
restraint; restriction; control; check
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
why; how; for what reason
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
husband and wife; married couple
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have a meal; to take a meal