beforehand; in advance; previously
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.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
early detection (of an illness)
prompt; immediate; in real time
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
increase in speed, acceleration
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
quiet; still; surreptitious
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
urgent business; pressing need; imperative