prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
state of mind; mentality; psychology
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
reinforcement; strengthening
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
the reverse; other side; lining
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
calm; composed; leisurely
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
choices; alternatives; options
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
remaining quantity; residual quantity
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see