setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
maid; helper; help; assistance
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
smooth (i.e. without problems)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
how can (one) do something
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to brush off; to shake off
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
manner (with others); attitude
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
love story; romance; love affair