prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
something like ...; something called ...
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
monetary unit; currency unit
yen (currency of Japan); circle
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
chance; opportunity; occasion
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)