prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
curl; curly hair; ringlet
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
less than ...; smaller ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
along the road; along the way