beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
calculated; premeditated; considered
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to run up to; to rush over
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing