in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
man of the hour; woman of the hour
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
variation in color (colour); having a different color
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
in high spirits; excited; energetic
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
one by one; in detail; minutely
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
control; check; restraint; inhibition
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
non-player character; NPC
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
(a person's) appearance; looks
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
absorption; suction; attraction
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...