prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
observation; survey; watching
in the meanwhile; during the time
to some extent; to a certain extent
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be needed; to be wanted
backup dancer; background dancer
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
doing whatever one pleases
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to push aside; to brush aside
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
recommendation; referral; endorsement
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to make an appeal; to urge
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty