to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
imagination; supposition; guess
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth