prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
speaking voice; talking voice
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
that's true; of course; obviously
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted