to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
territory; domain; dominion; possession
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
please (give me); please (do for me)
management; administration; operation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rather than; more ... than ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity