foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
shout of victory; cry of triumph
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to prostrate oneself before
to clamber (up); to scale
entertainment; amusement; fun
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to expend money; to spend money
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
press corps; group of reporters
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on