training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
perfect; complete; flawless
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
horizon (related to land)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
smallish; on the small side
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
totally willing; fully motivated
large biceps; well-developed biceps
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in accordance with plans; just as planned
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively