advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
half the body; half length
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
how can (one) do something
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
finishing blow; coup de grâce
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
right beside; close to; nearby
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
minimum; at the very least
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
riskiness; (level of) danger
covering; protection; backing; relief
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
back; rear; background; behind the scenes