advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to rain incessantly; to downpour
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
for example; for instance; e.g.
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
next generation; future generation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
head; brains; intellect; understanding
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
whichever one chooses; either way
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
had better ...; had better not ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement