to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
global scale; worldwide scale
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
very likely; very probable
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
in the same manner as before; the same as always
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
by all means; by all costs
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
slightly early; just before
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death