prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
orders; instructions; directive; command
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
accomplishment; execution
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bedside; near one's pillow
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
February; second month of the lunar calendar
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to jump at; to be attracted by
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
man; male; masculine gender
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic