(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
entreaty; appeal; petition
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to make one's rounds; to patrol
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
something; some kind of; for some reason
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
trifling matter; urination; urine
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to get back together (with a former partner)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
without cause; without reason
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard