preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
second-hand shop; curio shop
storehouse; warehouse; godown
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
heir; inheritor; successor
how long; how far; how much
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
schedule; program; calendar
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
priority; order of precedence
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
dealing with complaints; handling of complaints
arbitration; intercession; mediation
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
white; correction fluid; white-out
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity