prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
have to do; must; should; ought to
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
item; something that one "just has to have"
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game game controller, remote control, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
starting point; starting line
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
consequently; as a result
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
just because; even if; even though
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash