for the time being, for the present

the basics, a general idea

to stand, to place in an upright position / to release something physical but not solid or liquid / (Internet slang) to start (a thread)

You should treasure every encounter, for it will never recur.

vicissitudes, the way that the world or a person prospers one day and declines the next

dotting the i's and crossing the t's

successive series of questions and responses

plan, total

a plan, planning, schedule, conception

to plan, to make a plan, to plot, to lay out