prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sphere; counter for balls
contrary to one's expectations
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
although I say; although one might say; although called
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pillar of fire; blazing column
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to warm oneself at the fire
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind