among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
body; body blow (in boxing)
commencing with; including
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
war situation; progress of a battle
to watch over; to watch attentively
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
amount of material resources
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
coincident with; while; simultaneously
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
weight; heavyweight boxer
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
excellent; superb; first-rate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan