preparation; arrangements
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
changing clothes; change of clothes
cruise; navigation; sailing
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
proposal; offer; request; application
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
having said that; on the other hand
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to be worried; to be troubled
next term; next period; next version; next release
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
looks; personal appearance; features
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into