to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
intelligence gathering; information gathering
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
indicate reason; infers some protest
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
how; in what way; how about
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
both hands; both arms; ten
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to correct oneself; to restate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
selection; choice; picking out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
sharing; division; draw; tie
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver