advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
relatively; comparatively
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
depending on; dependent on
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(some) more; even more; longer; further
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
original intention; initial resolution
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
how long; how much; to what extent
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
had better ...; had better not ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo