planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
one's real father; natural father; biological father
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
one's own style; self-taught manner
under construction; in preparation
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
particular; hard to please; fussy
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
much less; to say nothing of
acceleration; speeding up
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
inauguration; installation ceremony
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
plenary session; regular session
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte
to move around; to move about; to get around
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands