to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
in succession; one by one
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to change the position of
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
it's been a long time; long time no see
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like