to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to keep watch; to stand guard
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
dead person; deceased person
important post; important office; key position
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
precarious situation; precarious state
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)