advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
persevering; very patient
(very) patient; persevering
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
(state of) unconsciousness
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn