to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
dealing with; coping with
beforehand; in advance; previously
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
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)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
stillness; repose; standing still
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
statue; picture; picture revealing character
social status; social position
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
best regards; please take care of; please do
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
bolt from the blue; great surprise
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important