in advance; beforehand; previously
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
genuine article; real thing; real deal
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(light) scoring (in cooking)
imagination; supposition; guess
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
out of bounds; beyond the pale
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to shave off; to scrape off
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
pride; boast; credit (to)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to defy conventional wisdom
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
qualifications; requirements; capabilities