to anticipate; to foresee
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
offensive (movement); aggression
rather than; more ... than ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unrequited love; one-sided love
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intercept; interception; counter-attack
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
choice; selection; option
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury