pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in advance; beforehand; previously
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
how long; how much; to what extent
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
flawless; absolute perfection
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to rain incessantly; to downpour
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
thought; consideration; thinking
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford