advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
appointment; rendezvous; date
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
two by two; by twos; as a couple
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to take over; to hand over
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
just because; even if; even though
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
coloured carp; colored carp
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if it is the case that ...
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(a place) out of one's reach
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth