prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
creation; generation; formation; derivation
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
ability; performance; efficiency
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
love affair; love relationship
to chase; to run after; to pursue
built-in audience; regular customers
female high-school student
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster