to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(opening of a) wound; cut
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
correction; rectification; mending; repair
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
self-control; self-restraint
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
waking; waking up; awakening
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address