beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
speech; expression; wording; language
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
with these words; while saying
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively