foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
aggression; invasion; raid
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
selfishness; selfish motive
to complete decisively; to do to completion
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
the good fortune to have been born male
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
critical moment; do-or-die situation
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie