prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to win and advance to the next round
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to refer to; to use as reference
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
discrimination; discernment; identification
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
only; merely; but; no more than
proposal; proposition; suggestion
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to pass (of time); to elapse
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stop walking; to pause
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly