before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
image; figure; figure; form; image
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
form; shape; figure; visage
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
decision; settlement; definition
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
school building; schoolhouse
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)