before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
guess; conjecture; surmise
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to shout (in anger); to yell
utmost limits; extremity; limit
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
older sister; lass; young lady
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to distribute; to hand out
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid