to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
opening fully; full throttle; full power
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to drop; to lose; to let fall
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind