prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to happen to meet; to come across
black and white; right and wrong
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
until now; so far; up to the present
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
that day; the very same day
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly